Auto care: man sacrifices duck for Dasain Festival / Durga Puja, Kathmandu, Nepal

Auto care in Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal: a man sacrifices a duck in hopes to ward off car problems in the coming year. Dasain Festival (or Durga Puja) is Nepal's biggest annual festival, a 15-day family affair with the biggest animal sacrifice of the year. Durga Puja celebrates the victory of the bloodthirsty goddess Durga over the forces of evil personified in the buffalo demon Mahisasura. Outside of the city, country dwellers erect swings and makeshift ferris wheels.

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Auto care in Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal: a man sacrifices a duck in hopes to ward off car problems in the coming year. Dasain Festival (or Durga Puja) is Nepal's biggest annual festival, a 15-day family affair with the biggest animal sacrifice of the year. Durga Puja celebrates the victory of the bloodthirsty goddess Durga over the forces of evil personified in the buffalo demon Mahisasura. Outside of the city, country dwellers erect swings and makeshift ferris wheels.