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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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2 Mar 2026
Participants carry a palanquin containing a statue of a god, known as Kongco, during a parade celebrating the Cap Go Meh festival on the streets of Bekasi city, West Java province, Indonesia, on March 2, 2026. The Cap Go Meh festival, celebrated on the 15th day of the Chinese New Year, marks the end of the celebrations.
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2 Oct 2025
The idol of Lord Ganesh is carried on a palanquin from the Kumari House to the Taleju Temple on Nawami, marking Dashain festivities in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025.
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2 Oct 2025
Devotees carry the idol of Lord Bhairab in a palanquin from the Kumari House to the Taleju Temple during Nawami celebrations of Dashain in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025.
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2 Oct 2025
Devotees carry the idol of Lord Bhairab in a palanquin from the Kumari House to the Taleju Temple during Nawami celebrations of Dashain in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 1, 2025.
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30 Sep 2025
Former Royal Living Goddess Trishna Shakya is seen inside her palanquin as she is carried from the historic Kumari Ghar to her family home in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 30, 2025. The ceremonial farewell features traditional music, rituals, and processions marking the conclusion of her tenure upon reaching puberty. Revered as the living incarnation of Goddess Taleju, she remains an important figure in centuries-old Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Her successor, Aryatara Shakya, 2 1/2 years old, is formally enthroned at Kumari Ghar on the auspicious day of Asthami.
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#12814329
30 Sep 2025
Former Royal Living Goddess Trishna Shakya is seen inside her palanquin as she is carried from the historic Kumari Ghar to her family home in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 30, 2025. The ceremonial farewell features traditional music, rituals, and processions marking the conclusion of her tenure upon reaching puberty. Revered as the living incarnation of Goddess Taleju, she remains an important figure in centuries-old Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Her successor, Aryatara Shakya, 2 1/2 years old, is formally enthroned at Kumari Ghar on the auspicious day of Asthami.
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30 Sep 2025
Former Royal Living Goddess Trishna Shakya is seen inside her palanquin as she is carried from the historic Kumari Ghar to her family home in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 29, 2025. The ceremonial farewell features traditional music, rituals, and processions marking the conclusion of her tenure upon reaching puberty. Revered as the living incarnation of Goddess Taleju, she remains an important figure in centuries-old Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Her successor, Aryatara Shakya, 2 1/2 years old, is formally enthroned at Kumari Ghar on the auspicious day of Asthami.
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30 Sep 2025
Former Royal Living Goddess Trishna Shakya is seen inside her palanquin as she is carried from the historic Kumari Ghar to her family home in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 29, 2025. The ceremonial farewell features traditional music, rituals, and processions marking the conclusion of her tenure upon reaching puberty. Revered as the living incarnation of Goddess Taleju, she remains an important figure in centuries-old Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Her successor, Aryatara Shakya, 2 1/2 years old, is formally enthroned at Kumari Ghar on the auspicious day of Asthami.
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30 Sep 2025
Former Royal Living Goddess Trishna Shakya is seen inside her palanquin as she is carried from the historic Kumari Ghar to her family home in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 29, 2025. The ceremonial farewell features traditional music, rituals, and processions marking the conclusion of her tenure upon reaching puberty. Revered as the living incarnation of Goddess Taleju, she remains an important figure in centuries-old Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Her successor, Aryatara Shakya, 2 1/2 years old, is formally enthroned at Kumari Ghar on the auspicious day of Asthami.
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#12812819
30 Sep 2025
Former Royal Living Goddess Trishna Shakya is carried from the historic Kumari Ghar to her family home in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 29, 2025, after serving as the Royal Kumari. Her ceremonial farewell includes traditional music, rituals, and processions marking the end of her tenure upon reaching puberty. Revered as the living incarnation of Goddess Taleju, she is worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists. Her successor, 2 1/2 -year-old Aryatara Shakya, is formally enthroned as the new Royal Kumari at Kumari Ghar during the Asthami festival.
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#12812823
30 Sep 2025
Former Royal Living Goddess Trishna Shakya is welcomed with rituals by her family at her private house in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 30, 2025, following her ceremonial retirement. She is carried from the historic Kumari Ghar with music, rituals, and processions after completing her tenure upon reaching puberty. Celebrated as the living incarnation of Goddess Taleju, she continues to be honored in the centuries-old tradition observed by Hindus and Buddhists alike. Her successor, Aryatara Shakya, 2 1/2 years old, is formally enthroned as the new Royal Kumari at Kumari Ghar on Asthami.
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30 Sep 2025
Former Royal Living Goddess Trishna Shakya is welcomed with rituals by her family at her private house in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 30, 2025, following her ceremonial retirement. She is carried from the historic Kumari Ghar with music, rituals, and processions after completing her tenure upon reaching puberty. Celebrated as the living incarnation of Goddess Taleju, she continues to be honored in the centuries-old tradition observed by Hindus and Buddhists alike. Her successor, Aryatara Shakya, 2 1/2 years old, is formally enthroned as the new Royal Kumari at Kumari Ghar on Asthami.
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30 Sep 2025
Former Royal Living Goddess Trishna Shakya is seen inside her palanquin as she is carried from the historic Kumari Ghar to her family home in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 29, 2025. The ceremonial farewell features traditional music, rituals, and processions marking the conclusion of her tenure upon reaching puberty. Revered as the living incarnation of Goddess Taleju, she remains an important figure in centuries-old Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Her successor, Aryatara Shakya, 2 1/2 years old, is formally enthroned at Kumari Ghar on the auspicious day of Asthami.
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29 Sep 2025
People watch the Phulpati procession at the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 29, 2025. ''Phulpati,'' the seventh day of the fortnightly festival of Dashain, is observed with the arrival of a palanquin at Basantapur Durbar Square's Dashain Ghar from Gorkha Durbar. Both the former royal palaces of the Himalayan nation honor the age-old tradition that starts about a century ago. Phulpati, an assortment of flowers, leaves, and fruits of different plants, is considered auspicious and is anointed at Dashain Ghar on the seventh day of the fortnightly festival of Dashain.
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29 Sep 2025
People take part in the Phulpati procession in Kathmandu Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 29, 2025. ''Phulpati,'' the seventh day of the fortnightly festival of Dashain, is observed with the arrival of a palanquin at Basantapur Durbar Square's Dashain Ghar from Gorkha Durbar. Both the former royal palaces of the Himalayan nation honor the age-old tradition that starts about a century ago. Phulpati, an assortment of flowers, leaves, and fruits of different plants, is considered auspicious and is anointed at Dashain Ghar on the seventh day of the fortnightly festival of Dashain.
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