More From Bhoto Jatra Festival

A ritual where one touches fire and then touches their own face is performed by many Bhoto Jatra attendees.

A monk at Bhoto Jatra festival blesses devout followers.  These followers throw rice at the monk as a good luck offering.

Window spaces were filled as spectators avoided the masses to watch the festival from the comfort of their own homes.

Young Nepali men stand among the large crowd at the Bhoto Jatra in Patan.