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Rato Machhindranath Temple

Rato Machhindranath Temple lies in Tabahal of Lalitpur. The deity is carved out of red wood and kept in this temple for six months and is moved to Bungamati for the rest of the year.

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Rato Machhindranath Temple

Festivals Of Nepal

Rato Machhendranath Rath Jatra

The main reason to celebrate a chariot festival in Nepal is to show respect to the rain god, Machhendranath. Because Rato Machhendranath Rath Jatra festival is celebrated just before the monsoon …

Pramin Manandhar

Rato Machhindranath

Worshiped as the god of rain and it makes sense that the festival starts just before the monsoon arrives in Kathmandu. Rato Machhindranath was also revered by medieval kings in the Kathmandu Valley …

Pramin Manandhar

Rato Machhendranath - Surrounding Bungamati is the birthplace of Rato Machhendranath, the patron god of Patan, and for six months of the year the deity resides in the enormous shikhara in the main …

Utkarsh S. Thapa

RATO MACHCHHINDRANATHThe tall and divine chariots of Rato Machchhindranath parked at Lagankhel.Rato Machhendranath Jatra is the longest festival celebrated by the people of both faiths; Hindus and …

Pramin Manandhar

Coconut Drop during Rato Machhendranath Chariot Festival Chakala Dangol climbed all the way to the top of the Rato Machhendranath Chariot, teasing the crowd with Coconut and threw the coconut to the …