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The Rato Macchindranath chariot festival, one of Nepal’s most important religious events, began on Thursday in Patan, Lalitpur, with the long chariot procession moving through crowds of worshippers. The festival, which honours the God of Rain and Harvest, features a 42-foot-tall chariot carrying the deity through the streets, accompanied by traditional music and rituals.  #NepalFestival #RedGodChariot #ChariotFestival #TraditionalRituals #NepalCulture #FestivalsOfNepal #CulturalHeritage #ReligiousCelebration #TravelNepal #ExploreNepal #World  🔊 LIKE ➡ SHARE ➡ SUBSCRIBE  For More Updates:  English: https://newsable.asianetnews.com/  Hindi: https://hindi.asianetnews.com/  Malayalam: https://www.asianetnews.com/  Kannada: https://kannada.asianetnews.com/  Tamil: https://tamil.asianetnews.com/  Telugu: https://telugu.asianetnews.com/  Bengali: https://bangla.asianetnews.com/  Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsianetNewsa...  Follow us on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/AsianetNewsEN  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ann.newsable/  ➡ If you like our video, give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel to get the daily dosage of news, entertainment, sports and more.

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00:00The Rado Machindranath Chariot Festival, one of Nepal's most important religious events,

00:07began on Thursday in Pathan Lalitpur, with the long chariot procession moving through crowds of

00:11worshippers. The festival, which honors the god of rain and harvest, features a 42-foot-tall chariot

00:17carrying the deity through the streets, accompanied by traditional music and rituals.

00:22The festival is deeply rooted in Nepalese culture and folklore. According to legend,

00:26the chariot procession was started in 897 AD to commemorate Lord Machindranath's feat of bringing

00:32rain to the city of Pathan after a severe drought. The festival celebrates the deity's power to bring

00:37prosperity and rainfall to the region. The chariot is constructed annually by the Nua community using

00:42wooden beams and traditional craftsmanship, without using a single nail. The procession runs for over

00:48a month and is led by troops of musical performers and features traditional rituals and ceremonies.

00:56According to the lunar calendar, the longest chariot festival of Nepal, the

01:26begins on the fourth day of the bright fortnight of Bajhala, the seventh month in the Lunar

01:31Nepal Sambhat calendar. Still, this year it didn't fall as per the set-out rule.

01:35The Rhatau-Machindranath festival presents the

01:52festival about the exhibition of Pathanas, the initial matière of putting soil, which Boeing

01:57The Rado Machindranath festival is integral to Nepal's cultural heritage, showcasing

02:08the country's rich traditions and customs.

02:11The 2015 earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the festival, but it has now resumed,

02:16bringing vibrancy and cheer to the people of Pathan.

02:19There is a belief that the residents of Bhaktapur can pull the chariot to their place and keep

02:23the god for six months if the procession fails to take place before Dushane.

02:27The major fortnightly festival observed in Nepal during the month of October.

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