Locals of Patan make offerings to Rato Machhendranath's chariot-wheel. Patan, Nepal.
Locals of Patan make offerings to Rato Machhendranath's chariot-wheel. Patan, Nepal.
Newar men chanting matra (prayer) in front of Rato Macchendranath's chariot in Patan. Nepal.
Locals of Patan make offerings to Rato Machhendranath's chariot-wheel. Patan, Nepal.
Rato Machendranath chariot pulled through the Patan Durbar Square during the festival. Patan, Nepal.
Rato Machendranath chariot pulled through the Patan Durbar Square during the festival. Patan, Nepal.
Rato Machendranath chariot pulled through the Patan Durbar Square during the festival. Patan, Nepal.
Rato Machendranath chariot pulled through the Patan Durbar Square during the festival. Patan, Nepal.
Seto Macchendranath is a white-faced state whose style is believed to have been derived from the Kings of Lichhavi Dynasty of the fourth through ninth century. 
Newari priests transport the serene Seto Machhendranath idol to the rath (chariot) while hundreds of devotees offer oil lamps in Asan tol square.
Kathmandu, Nepal.
Locals of Patan make offerings to Rato Machhendranath's chariot-wheel. Patan, Nepal.
Locals of Patan make offerings to Rato Machhendranath's chariot-wheel. Patan, Nepal.
Locals of Patan make offerings to Rato Machhendranath's chariot-wheel. Patan, Nepal.
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