A Nepali child moved on wooden prong for Hindu ritual at Tridents Festival

A child is balanced above a wooden prong planted in a chariot by priests and devotees during the Trishul Jatra or Tridents Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, June 30, 2013. The Tridents Festival is celebrated by Hindus in belief that their children will be blessed by good health after participation in this ritual. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Sunil Pradhan>