"Lagan Tole"

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26 Mar 2026

The Idol of Seto Macchindranath is pictured inside the chariot in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. The annual chariot festival of Seto Machhindranath, also known as Karunamaya and Arya Avalokiteshvara, begins after the idol is placed on a chariot prepared at Tri Dhara Pathshala and brought from Machhindrabahal. The festival honors the deity believed to bring rainfall and prosperity. As part of the tradition, the chariot is taken around the city so elderly residents of the Kathmandu Valley can receive blessings. The procession starts from Janabahal before the idol is placed on the chariot at Jamal for the city tour. The chariot passes through several parts of the city, including Ratna Park, Bhotahiti, Asan, Indra Chowk, Hanuman Dhoka, and other surrounding areas before concluding at Lagan Tole. According to tradition, the festival concludes after the chariot is taken three rounds around the house of Machhindranath's mother located in Lagan.

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26 Mar 2026

A Nepali girl poses for a photo beside the chariot of Seto Macchindranath in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. The annual chariot festival of Seto Machhindranath begins after the idol of Arya Avalokiteshvara is placed on a chariot prepared at Tri Dhara Pathshala and brought from Machhindrabahal. The festival, also known as Karunamaya and Arya Avalokiteshvara, honors the deity believed to bring rainfall and prosperity. As part of the tradition, the chariot is taken around the city so elderly residents of the Kathmandu Valley can receive blessings from the deity. The procession starts from Janabahal before the idol is placed on the chariot at Jamal for the city tour. The chariot passes through several parts of the city, including Ratna Park, Bhotahiti, Asan, Indra Chowk, Hanuman Dhoka, and other surrounding areas before concluding at Lagan Tole. According to tradition, the festival concludes after the chariot is taken three rounds around the house of Machhindranath's mother located in Lagan.

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26 Mar 2026

Devotees carry the palanquin hoisting the Idol of Seto Macchindranath in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. The annual chariot festival of Seto Machhindranath begins after the idol of Arya Avalokiteshvara is placed on a chariot prepared at Tri Dhara Pathshala and brought from Machhindrabahal. The chariot procession, also known as Karunamaya and Arya Avalokiteshvara, is celebrated as a festival honoring the deity believed to bring rainfall and prosperity. As part of the tradition, the chariot is taken around the city so elderly residents of the Kathmandu Valley can receive blessings from the deity. The procession starts from Janabahal before the idol is placed on the chariot at Jamal for the city tour. The chariot passes through several parts of the city, including Ratna Park, Bhotahiti, Asan, Indra Chowk, Hanuman Dhoka, and other surrounding areas before concluding at Lagan Tole. According to tradition, the festival concludes after the chariot is taken three rounds around the house of Machhindranath's mother located in Lagan.

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26 Mar 2026

Devotees decorate the chariot of the Seto Machhindranath in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. The annual chariot festival of Seto Machhindranath begins after the idol of Arya Avalokiteshvara is placed on a chariot prepared at Tri Dhara Pathshala and brought from Machhindrabahal. The festival, also known as Karunamaya and Arya Avalokiteshvara, honors the deity believed to bring rainfall and prosperity. As part of the tradition, the chariot is taken around the city so elderly residents of the Kathmandu Valley can receive blessings from the deity. The procession starts from Janabahal before the idol is placed on the chariot at Jamal for the city tour. The chariot passes through several parts of the city, including Ratna Park, Bhotahiti, Asan, Indra Chowk, Hanuman Dhoka, and other surrounding areas before concluding at Lagan Tole. According to tradition, the festival concludes after the chariot is taken three rounds around the house of Machhindranath's mother located in Lagan.

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26 Mar 2026

Devotees ascend the idol of Seto Macchindranath in the chariot in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. The annual chariot festival of Seto Machhindranath begins after the idol of Arya Avalokiteshvara is placed on a chariot prepared at Tri Dhara Pathshala and brought from Machhindrabahal. The festival, also known as Karunamaya and Arya Avalokiteshvara, honors the deity believed to bring rainfall and prosperity. As part of the tradition, the chariot is taken around the city so elderly residents of the Kathmandu Valley can receive blessings from the deity. The procession starts from Janabahal before the idol is placed on the chariot at Jamal for the city tour. The chariot passes through several parts of the city, including Ratna Park, Bhotahiti, Asan, Indra Chowk, Hanuman Dhoka, and other surrounding areas before concluding at Lagan Tole. According to tradition, the festival concludes after the chariot is taken three rounds around the house of Machhindranath's mother located in Lagan.

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26 Mar 2026

Devotees pull the chariot of Seto Macchindranath in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. The annual chariot festival of Seto Machhindranath begins after the idol of Arya Avalokiteshvara is placed on a chariot prepared at Tri Dhara Pathshala and brought from Machhindrabahal. The festival, also known as Karunamaya and Arya Avalokiteshvara, honors the deity believed to bring rainfall and prosperity. As part of the tradition, the chariot is taken around the city so elderly residents of the Kathmandu Valley can receive blessings from the deity. The procession starts from Janabahal before the idol is placed on the chariot at Jamal for the city tour. The chariot passes through several parts of the city, including Ratna Park, Bhotahiti, Asan, Indra Chowk, Hanuman Dhoka, and other surrounding areas before concluding at Lagan Tole. According to tradition, the festival concludes after the chariot is taken three rounds around the house of Machhindranath's mother located in Lagan.

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26 Mar 2026

Devotees pull the chariot of Seto Macchindranath in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. The annual chariot festival of Seto Machhindranath begins after the idol of Arya Avalokiteshvara is placed on a chariot prepared at Tri Dhara Pathshala and brought from Machhindrabahal. The festival, also known as Karunamaya and Arya Avalokiteshvara, honors the deity believed to bring rainfall and prosperity. As part of the tradition, the chariot is taken around the city so elderly residents of the Kathmandu Valley can receive blessings from the deity. The procession starts from Janabahal before the idol is placed on the chariot at Jamal for the city tour. The chariot passes through several parts of the city, including Ratna Park, Bhotahiti, Asan, Indra Chowk, Hanuman Dhoka, and other surrounding areas before concluding at Lagan Tole. According to tradition, the festival concludes after the chariot is taken three rounds around the house of Machhindranath's mother located in Lagan.

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26 Mar 2026

Devotees pull the chariot of Seto Macchindranath in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 26, 2026. The annual chariot festival of Seto Machhindranath begins after the idol of Arya Avalokiteshvara is placed on a chariot prepared at Tri Dhara Pathshala and brought from Machhindrabahal. The festival, also known as Karunamaya and Arya Avalokiteshvara, honors the deity believed to bring rainfall and prosperity. As part of the tradition, the chariot is taken around the city so elderly residents of the Kathmandu Valley can receive blessings from the deity. The procession starts from Janabahal before the idol is placed on the chariot at Jamal for the city tour. The chariot passes through several parts of the city, including Ratna Park, Bhotahiti, Asan, Indra Chowk, Hanuman Dhoka, and other surrounding areas before concluding at Lagan Tole. According to tradition, the festival concludes after the chariot is taken three rounds around the house of Machhindranath's mother located in Lagan.

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21 May 2021

Carolyn Ruff, with Black Lives Matter Women of Faith, brings awareness to the police killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo during a protest of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot near the mayor’s home in the Logan Square neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois on May 20, 2021. Demonstrators gathered for the protest on the second anniversary of Lightfoot being in office.

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17 Apr 2021

Protesters and police face off near the Logan Square Monument in Chicago on April 16, 2021. Thousands of protesters came out to call for police accountability after an officer shot and killed 13 year old Adam Toledo in the Little Village neighbourhood on Chicago's south side.

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17 Apr 2021

A protester holds a sign during the press conference at the Logan Square Monument in Chicago on April 16, 2021. Thousands of protesters came out to call for police accountability after an officer shot and killed 13 year old Adam Toledo in the Little Village neighbourhood on Chicago's south side.

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17 Apr 2021

A protester holds a sign during the press conference at the Logan Square Monument in Chicago on April 16, 2021. Thousands of protesters came out to call for police accountability after an officer shot and killed 13 year old Adam Toledo in the Little Village neighbourhood on Chicago's south side.

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17 Apr 2021

Protesters listen to activists speak during a press conference at the Logan Square Monument in Chicago on April 16, 2021. Thousands of protesters came out to call for police accountability after an officer shot and killed 13 year old Adam Toledo in the Little Village neighbourhood on Chicago's south side.

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17 Apr 2021

A protester holds a sign at a press conference at the Logan Square Monument in Chicago on April 16, 2021. Thousands of protesters came out to call for police accountability after an officer shot and killed 13 year old Adam Toledo in the Little Village neighbourhood on Chicago's south side.

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17 Apr 2021

A poster of Adam Toledo is taped to a tree near the Logan Square Monument in Chicago on April 16, 2021. Thousands of protesters came out to call for police accountability after an officer shot and killed 13 year old Adam Toledo in the Little Village neighbourhood on Chicago's south side.

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17 Apr 2021

Protesters and police clash after a protester is detained by police near the Logan Square Monument in Chicago on April 16, 2021. Thousands of protesters came out to call for police accountability after an officer shot and killed 13 year old Adam Toledo in the Little Village neighbourhood on Chicago's south side.

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