A Buddhist distributes an offering during the Pancha Dan festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 5, 2022. (Xinhua/Sulav Shrestha)
KATHMANDU, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Pancha Dan, the festival of five summer gifts in Nepal, is observed by Buddhists who give away five elements, wheat grains, rice grains, salt, money and fruit. Traditional collections of artifacts are displayed in monasteries and households on the occasion.
Monks are seen during the Pancha Dan festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 5, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A Buddhist distributes an offering during the Pancha Dan festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 5, 2022. (Xinhua/Sulav Shrestha)
A Buddhist distributes an offering during the Pancha Dan festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 5, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
Monks are seen during the Pancha Dan festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 5, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A Buddhist is seen during the Pancha Dan festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 5, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)■
