Taha Machas (self-constructed bamboo tower with photos of family members who passend away in the past year) being carried through the city in the honor of the deceased. Can you spot the horns of the cow? In other cities real cows (worshipped as incarnations of the goddess Laxmi) are being paraded through town.
The parade is accompanied by loud music and rows of people rhythmically beating two wooden sticks together creating as much noise as possible. Especially the young ones-some with funny masks or scary facepaint- seem to enjoy it!
A tired marching band making its way up a street in Bhaktapur.
Boy dressed as Lord Shiva, one of the Hindu Gods.
After many hours and several rounds through the city the parade is reaching its end – we are watching from a friend’s house.
