Pictures of the fortnight (March 28- April 10)

Pigeons fly past devotees gathering on the roof of the houses to observe religious rituals of Rato Machhindranath at Bungamati in Lalitpur near Kathmandu, Nepal on April 5, 2015. Rato Machhindranath is known as the god of rain and both Hindus and Buddhists worship Machhindranath for good rain to prevent drought during the rice harvest season