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Nepalese police personnel detain a man during the Lord Red Machindranath chariot festival celebrations in Kathmandu
21 Jun 2007
Source: Reuters
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Nepalese police personnel detain a man during celebrations of Lord Red Machindranath chariot festival in Kathmandu June 21, 2007. The Red Machindranath chariot festival is one of the main festivals observed by both the Buddhist and Hindu communities of Kathmandu valley. It celebrates the deity Lord Machindranath who is credited with saving Nepal from a prolonged drought in ancient times.
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Farmers collect water from a dried-up pond in Wangcheng county, central China's Hunan province July 31, 2007. More than 1.2 million people in the central Chinese province of Hunan are facing a "water crisis" after four weeks of drought and high temperatures, which are also straining power generating capacity, state media said on Tuesday. Picture taken July 31, 2007.


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