Seto Machhindranath Jatra, one of the biggest festivals celebrated in Kathmandu, is a chariot procession dedicated to the god of rain.  

The festival kicks off with the temporary shipment of an idol of Seto Machhindranath from its temple in Basantapur Durbar Square to a chariot built by local Newars.

The three-day chariot procession is celebrated as one of the major festival by the Newar community in Kathmandu and is pulled by hundreds of devotes through Ason, Indrachowk and surrounding areas to Lagan in Basantapur.

The chariot, which is the main attraction of the festival, is a wooden tower built in Sikhar Sailee (a mountain-like structure). The chariot is supported by four huge wheels, each representing separate avatars of Bhairav, the lord of aggression.

Here is a photo feature of the chariot procession by the Post photographers Milan Adhikari and Shaligram Tiwari on the final day of the festival.

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