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Devotees light oil lamps carried by a youth portraying God Madhavnarayan in Thecho near Kathmandu during the Madhav Narayan Mela in Nepal on Feb. 15. The month-long festival dedicated to God Madhavnarayan and Goddess Swasthani, involves the recitation of folk tales about miraculous feats performed by them in many Hindu households.