Caption: Date: 1968 Location: Patan, Lalitpur Description: Soldiers lined up for inspection at the Bhotojatra Festival in Patan to celebrate the deity Rato Machhendranath. Military presence required by the visit to the festival by King Mahendra. Keywords: Alan Fairbank, Bhoto Jatra, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, People, Rato Machhendranath Jatra, event, festival, mela, soldier
