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1 June 2025

The living goddess, Kumari of Patan, Nihira Bajracharya, watches the Bhoto Jatra procession in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, on June 1, 2025. The chariot procession of Rato Machhindranath is observed for at least a month to four months and ends with the showing of the 'Bhoto,' expecting the rightful owner to come and claim it. Historians claim that the chariot procession of Machindranath started around 1,300 years ago. According to legend, shortly after the procession started, the queen of the serpent king Karkotak developed an eye ailment. While searching for a healer, Karkotak mistakes a farmer working in the fields for a physician and brings him to Taudaha, a wetland on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Frightened, the farmer prays to Machhindranath and rubs his hands on the soil to make an herbal paste. He offers it to Karkotak as medicine, and the paste cures the queen's eyes. Grateful, Karkotak rewards the farmer with a jewel-studded vest (bhoto) and returns him to the human world. The farmer begins wearing the bhoto while working in his fields. One day, a ghost in human form steals the vest. The farmer searches everywhere but cannot find it. Later, while attending the Machhindranath chariot festival, he sees the ghost wearing the same vest and claims it as his. When the ghost refuses to return it, a dispute breaks out. People summon Karkotak to resolve the conflict. In the end, because neither party can prove ownership, they entrust the bhoto to Machhindranath. Since then, devotees follow the tradition of displaying the bhoto after the chariot procession, hoping that someone with valid proof of ownership will come forward. Each year, they display the sacred vest on an auspicious date. According to legend, no one has succeeded in proving ownership of the bhoto so far.

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#12434117

1 June 2025

The living goddess, Kumari of Patan, Nihira Bajracharya, watches the Bhoto Jatra procession in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, on June 1, 2025. The chariot procession of Rato Machhindranath is observed for at least a month to four months and ends with the showing of the 'Bhoto,' expecting the rightful owner to come and claim it. Historians claim that the chariot procession of Machindranath started around 1,300 years ago. According to legend, shortly after the procession started, the queen of the serpent king Karkotak developed an eye ailment. While searching for a healer, Karkotak mistakes a farmer working in the fields for a physician and brings him to Taudaha, a wetland on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Frightened, the farmer prays to Machhindranath and rubs his hands on the soil to make an herbal paste. He offers it to Karkotak as medicine, and the paste cures the queen's eyes. Grateful, Karkotak rewards the farmer with a jewel-studded vest (bhoto) and returns him to the human world. The farmer begins wearing the bhoto while working in his fields. One day, a ghost in human form steals the vest. The farmer searches everywhere but cannot find it. Later, while attending the Machhindranath chariot festival, he sees the ghost wearing the same vest and claims it as his. When the ghost refuses to return it, a dispute breaks out. People summon Karkotak to resolve the conflict. In the end, because neither party can prove ownership, they entrust the bhoto to Machhindranath. Since then, devotees follow the tradition of displaying the bhoto after the chariot procession, hoping that someone with valid proof of ownership will come forward. Each year, they display the sacred vest on an auspicious date. According to legend, no one has succeeded in proving ownership of the bhoto so far.

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1 June 2025

The living goddess, Kumari of Patan, Nihira Bajracharya, watches the Bhoto Jatra procession in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, on June 1, 2025. The chariot procession of Rato Machhindranath is observed for at least a month to four months and ends with the showing of the 'Bhoto,' expecting the rightful owner to come and claim it. Historians claim that the chariot procession of Machindranath started around 1,300 years ago. According to legend, shortly after the procession started, the queen of the serpent king Karkotak developed an eye ailment. While searching for a healer, Karkotak mistakes a farmer working in the fields for a physician and brings him to Taudaha, a wetland on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Frightened, the farmer prays to Machhindranath and rubs his hands on the soil to make an herbal paste. He offers it to Karkotak as medicine, and the paste cures the queen's eyes. Grateful, Karkotak rewards the farmer with a jewel-studded vest (bhoto) and returns him to the human world. The farmer begins wearing the bhoto while working in his fields. One day, a ghost in human form steals the vest. The farmer searches everywhere but cannot find it. Later, while attending the Machhindranath chariot festival, he sees the ghost wearing the same vest and claims it as his. When the ghost refuses to return it, a dispute breaks out. People summon Karkotak to resolve the conflict. In the end, because neither party can prove ownership, they entrust the bhoto to Machhindranath. Since then, devotees follow the tradition of displaying the bhoto after the chariot procession, hoping that someone with valid proof of ownership will come forward. Each year, they display the sacred vest on an auspicious date. According to legend, no one has succeeded in proving ownership of the bhoto so far.

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#12434130

1 June 2025

The living goddess, Kumari of Patan, Nihira Bajracharya, watches the Bhoto Jatra procession in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, on June 1, 2025. The chariot procession of Rato Machhindranath is observed for at least a month to four months and ends with the showing of the 'Bhoto,' expecting the rightful owner to come and claim it. Historians claim that the chariot procession of Machindranath started around 1,300 years ago. According to legend, shortly after the procession started, the queen of the serpent king Karkotak developed an eye ailment. While searching for a healer, Karkotak mistakes a farmer working in the fields for a physician and brings him to Taudaha, a wetland on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Frightened, the farmer prays to Machhindranath and rubs his hands on the soil to make an herbal paste. He offers it to Karkotak as medicine, and the paste cures the queen's eyes. Grateful, Karkotak rewards the farmer with a jewel-studded vest (bhoto) and returns him to the human world. The farmer begins wearing the bhoto while working in his fields. One day, a ghost in human form steals the vest. The farmer searches everywhere but cannot find it. Later, while attending the Machhindranath chariot festival, he sees the ghost wearing the same vest and claims it as his. When the ghost refuses to return it, a dispute breaks out. People summon Karkotak to resolve the conflict. In the end, because neither party can prove ownership, they entrust the bhoto to Machhindranath. Since then, devotees follow the tradition of displaying the bhoto after the chariot procession, hoping that someone with valid proof of ownership will come forward. Each year, they display the sacred vest on an auspicious date. According to legend, no one has succeeded in proving ownership of the bhoto so far.

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#12424474

30 May 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 30, 2025: British actor and comedian Russell Brand leaves Southwark Crown Court followed a plea and trial preparation hearing after being charged with rape, oral rape, indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault, between 1999 and 2005 in Bournemouth and the Westminster area in London, United Kingdom on May 30, 2025.

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#12424467

30 May 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 30, 2025: British actor and comedian Russell Brand arrives at Southwark Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing after being charged with rape, oral rape, indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault, between 1999 and 2005 in Bournemouth and the Westminster area in London, United Kingdom on May 30, 2025.

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30 May 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 30, 2025: British actor and comedian Russell Brand arrives at Southwark Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing after being charged with rape, oral rape, indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault, between 1999 and 2005 in Bournemouth and the Westminster area in London, United Kingdom on May 30, 2025.

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30 May 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 30, 2025: British actor and comedian Russell Brand leaves Southwark Crown Court followed a plea and trial preparation hearing after being charged with rape, oral rape, indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault, between 1999 and 2005 in Bournemouth and the Westminster area in London, United Kingdom on May 30, 2025.

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#12423409

30 May 2025

In Buenos Aires, Argentina, on May 29, 2025, a court in San Isidro annuls the trial over the death of football legend Diego Maradona, citing procedural irregularities.

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#12423410

30 May 2025

In Buenos Aires, Argentina, on May 29, 2025, Prosecutor Ferrari speaks to the press. A court in San Isidro annuls the trial over the death of football legend Diego Maradona, citing procedural irregularities.

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#12423421

30 May 2025

In Buenos Aires, Argentina, on May 29, 2025, a court in San Isidro annuls the trial over the death of football legend Diego Maradona, citing procedural irregularities.

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#12423412

30 May 2025

Gianina Maradona and Dalma Maradona, Diego Maradona's daughters, arrive in court in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on May 29, 2025. A court in San Isidro annuls the trial over the death of football legend Diego Maradona, citing procedural irregularities.

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30 May 2025

Gianina Maradona and Dalma Maradona, Diego Maradona's daughters, arrive in court in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on May 29, 2025. A court in San Isidro annuls the trial over the death of football legend Diego Maradona, citing procedural irregularities.

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#12412963

26 May 2025

A staff member operates machinery to sort and stack aluminum blocks in an aluminum-based new material production enterprise in Binzhou City, Shandong Province, China, on May 26, 2025.

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#12374840

17 May 2025

Cassie Ventura's husband, Alex Fine, walks by the media before entering federal court in New York, New York, on May 16, 2025.

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17 May 2025

Cassie Ventura's husband, Alex Fine, walks by the media before entering federal court in New York, New York, on May 16, 2025.

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