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1 August 2024

The sky-scraping chariot of the Red God, Rato Macchindranath, is silhouetted against the backdrop of the setting sun after it is installed at the resting point, formally marking the final tour of the city and wrapping up the months-long chariot procession in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 1, 2024. Nepal's Red God, Rato Macchindranath, is completing the tour of the ancient city of Lalitpur, covering a span of three months. The 32-foot tall chariot is being pulled up to Jawalakhel, the last spot where the chariot will be dismantled after the procession of Bhoto Jatra. Running over the span of weeks depending on astrology, the Rato Macchindranath Chariot festival is starting from late April to early May. According to the lunar calendar, the longest chariot festival in Nepal is beginning on the 4th day of the bright fortnight of Bachhala, the seventh month in the lunar Nepal Sambat calendar, but this year it is not falling as per the set-out rule. The chariot procession of Rato Macchindranath, also called ''Bunga Dugh'' in Newari, meaning the God of Rain and Harvest, is the longest Jatra in Nepal, running for months depending on astronomy.

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#11448524

1 August 2024

Nepali Hindu devotees are sitting on a Falcha, a public rest place, to observe the procession of the Red God, Rato Macchindranath's final tour of the city, wrapping up the months-long chariot procession in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 1, 2024. Nepal's Red God, Rato Macchindranath, is completing the tour of the ancient city of Lalitpur, covering a span of three months. The 32-foot tall chariot is being pulled up to Jawalakhel, the last spot where the chariot will be dismantled after the procession of Bhoto Jatra. Running over the span of weeks depending on astrology, the Rato Macchindranath Chariot festival is starting from late April to early May. According to the lunar calendar, the longest chariot festival of Nepal is beginning on the 4th day of the bright fortnight of Bachhala, the seventh month in the lunar Nepal Sambat calendar, but this year it is not falling as per the set-out rule. The chariot procession of Rato Macchindranath, also called ''Bunga Dugh'' in Newari, meaning the God of Rain and Harvest, is the longest Jatra in Nepal, running for months depending widely on astronomy.

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#11448526

1 August 2024

Nepali Hindu devotees are silhouetted against the sky filled with monsoon clouds as they are observing the procession of Red God- Rato Macchindranath's final tour of the city, wrapping up the months-long chariot procession in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 1, 2024. Nepal's red god- Rato Macchindranath is completing the tour of the ancient city of Lalitpur, covering a span of three months. The 32-foot tall chariot is being pulled up to Jawalakhel, the last spot where the chariot will be dismantled after the procession of Bhoto Jatra. Running over the span of weeks depending vaguely on astrology, the Rato Macchindranath Chariot festival is starting from late April to early May. According to the lunar calendar, the longest chariot festival of Nepal is beginning on the 4th day of the bright fortnight of Bachhala, the seventh month in the lunar Nepal Sambat calendar, but this year it is not falling as per the set-out rule. The chariot procession of Rato Macchindranath, also called ''Bunga Dugh'' in Newari, meaning the God of Rain and Harvest, is the longest Jatra in Nepal, running for months depending widely on astronomy.

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#11448528

1 August 2024

Nepali Hindu devotees are silhouetted against the sky filled with monsoon clouds as they are observing the procession of Red God- Rato Macchindranath's final tour of the city, wrapping up the months-long chariot procession in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 1, 2024. Nepal's red god- Rato Macchindranath is completing the tour of the ancient city of Lalitpur, covering a span of three months. The 32-foot tall chariot is being pulled up to Jawalakhel, the last spot where the chariot will be dismantled after the procession of Bhoto Jatra. Running over the span of weeks depending vaguely on astrology, the Rato Macchindranath Chariot festival is starting from late April to early May. According to the lunar calendar, the longest chariot festival of Nepal is beginning on the 4th day of the bright fortnight of Bachhala, the seventh month in the lunar Nepal Sambat calendar, but this year it is not falling as per the set-out rule. The chariot procession of Rato Macchindranath, also called ''Bunga Dugh'' in Newari, meaning the God of Rain and Harvest, is the longest Jatra in Nepal, running for months depending widely on astronomy.

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#11448530

1 August 2024

The sky-scraping chariot of the Red God, Rato Macchindranath, is wading through a sea of devotees as it approaches the final tour of the city, wrapping up the months-long chariot procession in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 1, 2024. Nepal's Red God, Rato Macchindranath, is completing the tour of the ancient city of Lalitpur, covering a span of three months. The 32-foot tall chariot is being pulled up to Jawalakhel, the last spot where the chariot will be dismantled after the procession of Bhoto Jatra. Running over the span of weeks depending on astrology, the Rato Macchindranath Chariot festival is starting from late April to early May. According to the lunar calendar, the longest chariot festival in Nepal is beginning on the 4th day of the bright fortnight of Bachhala, the seventh month in the lunar Nepal Sambat calendar, but this year it is not falling as per the set-out rule. The chariot procession of Rato Macchindranath, also called ''Bunga Dugh'' in Newari, meaning the God of Rain and Harvest, is the longest Jatra in Nepal, running for months depending on astronomy.

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#11448532

1 August 2024

A Nepali Hindu devotee is capturing the procession of the Red God, Rato Macchindranath, wading through a sea of devotees as it approaches the final tour of the city, wrapping up the months-long chariot procession on his phone in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 1, 2024. Nepal's Red God, Rato Macchindranath, is completing the tour of the ancient city of Lalitpur, covering a span of three months. The 32-foot-tall chariot is being pulled up to Jawalakhel, the last spot where the chariot will be dismantled after the procession of Bhoto Jatra. Running over the span of weeks depending on astrology, the Rato Macchindranath Chariot festival is starting from late April to early May. According to the lunar calendar, the longest chariot festival of Nepal is beginning on the 4th day of the bright fortnight of Bachhala, the seventh month in the lunar Nepal Sambat calendar, but this year it is not falling as per the set-out rule. The chariot procession of Rato Macchindranath, also called ''Bunga Dugh'' in Newari, meaning the God of Rain and Harvest, is the longest Jatra in Nepal, running for months depending widely on astronomy.

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#11448534

1 August 2024

Nepal Police personnel are creating a human barricade, escorting the devotees and the chariot of the Red God, Rato Macchindranath, as it approaches the final tour of the city, wrapping up the months-long chariot procession in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 1, 2024. Nepal's Red God, Rato Macchindranath, is completing the tour of the ancient city of Lalitpur, covering a span of three months. The 32-foot tall chariot is being pulled up to Jawalakhel, the last spot where the chariot will be dismantled after the procession of Bhoto Jatra. Running over the span of weeks depending on astrology, the Rato Macchindranath Chariot festival is starting from late April to early May. According to the lunar calendar, the longest chariot festival of Nepal is beginning on the 4th day of the bright fortnight of Bachhala, the seventh month in the lunar Nepal Sambat calendar, but this year it is not falling as per the set-out rule. The chariot procession of Rato Macchindranath, also called ''Bunga Dugh'' in Newari, meaning the God of Rain and Harvest, is the longest Jatra in Nepal, running for months depending widely on astronomy.

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#11448536

1 August 2024

Nepali devotees are playing traditional musical instruments as the procession of the Red God, Rato Macchindranath, is approaching the final tour of the city, wrapping up the months-long chariot procession in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 1, 2024. Nepal's Red God, Rato Macchindranath, is completing the tour of the ancient city of Lalitpur, covering a span of three months. The 32-foot tall chariot is being pulled up to Jawalakhel, the last spot where the chariot will be dismantled after the procession of Bhoto Jatra. Running over the span of weeks depending on astrology, the Rato Macchindranath Chariot festival is starting from late April to early May. According to the lunar calendar, the longest chariot festival of Nepal is beginning on the 4th day of the bright fortnight of Bachhala, the seventh month in the lunar Nepal Sambat calendar, but this year it is not falling as per the set-out rule. The chariot procession of Rato Macchindranath, also called ''Bunga Dugh'' in Newari, meaning the God of Rain and Harvest, is the longest Jatra in Nepal, running for months depending widely on astronomy.

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#11448538

1 August 2024

Nepali devotees are playing traditional musical instruments as the procession of the Red God, Rato Macchindranath, is approaching the final tour of the city, wrapping up the months-long chariot procession in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 1, 2024. Nepal's Red God, Rato Macchindranath, is completing the tour of the ancient city of Lalitpur, covering a span of three months. The 32-foot tall chariot is being pulled up to Jawalakhel, the last spot where the chariot will be dismantled after the procession of Bhoto Jatra. Running over the span of weeks depending on astrology, the Rato Macchindranath Chariot festival is starting from late April to early May. According to the lunar calendar, the longest chariot festival of Nepal is beginning on the 4th day of the bright fortnight of Bachhala, the seventh month in the lunar Nepal Sambat calendar, but this year it is not falling as per the set-out rule. The chariot procession of Rato Macchindranath, also called ''Bunga Dugh'' in Newari, meaning the God of Rain and Harvest, is the longest Jatra in Nepal, running for months depending widely on astronomy.

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#11448539

1 August 2024

Nepali devotees are climbing up the chariot of the Red God, Rato Macchindranath, as it approaches the final tour of the city, wrapping up the months-long chariot procession in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 1, 2024. Nepal's Red God, Rato Macchindranath, is completing the tour of the ancient city of Lalitpur, covering a span of three months. The 32-foot tall chariot is being pulled up to Jawalakhel, the last spot where the chariot will be dismantled after the procession of Bhoto Jatra. Running over the span of weeks depending on astrology, the Rato Macchindranath Chariot festival starts from late April to early May. According to the lunar calendar, the longest chariot festival of Nepal begins on the 4th day of the bright fortnight of Bachhala, the seventh month in the lunar Nepal Sambat calendar, but this year it is not falling as per the set-out rule. The chariot procession of Rato Macchindranath, also called ''Bunga Dugh'' in Newari, meaning the God of Rain and Harvest, is the longest Jatra in Nepal, running for months depending on astronomy.

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#11448541

1 August 2024

The idol of the Red God, Rato Macchindranath, is being pictured inside the sky-scraping chariot as it approaches the final tour of the city, wrapping up the months-long chariot procession in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 1, 2024. Nepal's Red God, Rato Macchindranath, is completing the tour of the ancient city of Lalitpur, covering a span of three months. The 32-foot tall chariot is being pulled up to Jawalakhel, the last spot where the chariot will be dismantled after the procession of Bhoto Jatra. Running over the span of weeks depending on astrology, the Rato Macchindranath Chariot festival is starting from late April to early May. According to the lunar calendar, the longest chariot festival of Nepal is beginning on the 4th day of the bright fortnight of Bachhala, the seventh month in the lunar Nepal Sambat calendar, but this year it is not falling as per the set-out rule. The chariot procession of Rato Macchindranath, also called ''Bunga Dugh'' in Newari, meaning the God of Rain and Harvest, is the longest Jatra in Nepal, running for months depending on astronomy.

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#11218707

8 May 2024

An MTR train is pulling into a station in Hong Kong, on May 8, 2024. The MTR Corporation, Hong Kong's sole train service operator, has announced that it will be closing four stations on the Kwun Tong Line for repairs on July 28. The company has faced several serious train incidents over the past few years, with the most recent train derailment occurring in 2022.

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#11218708

8 May 2024

An MTR train is pulling into a station in Hong Kong, on May 8, 2024. The MTR Corporation, Hong Kong's sole train service operator, has announced that it will be closing four stations on the Kwun Tong Line for repairs on July 28. The company has faced several serious train incidents over the past few years, with the most recent train derailment occurring in 2022.

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#11218715

8 May 2024

An MTR train is pulling into an MTR station in Hong Kong, China, on May 8, 2024. The MTR Corporation, which is the city's only train service operator and has faced several serious train incidents in recent years, announced that it will be shutting down four stations on the Kwun Tong Line for repairs on July 28. The last train derailment occurred in 2022.

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#11218703

8 May 2024

Passengers are waiting on a platform as an MTR train is pulling into a station in Hong Kong, on May 8, 2024. Hong Kong's MTR Corporation has announced that it will be shutting down four stations on the Kwun Tong Line on July 28 for repairs. As the city's only train service operator, MTR has been plagued with serious train incidents for the past few years, with the last train derailment occurring in 2022.

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#11218705

8 May 2024

Passengers are waiting on a platform as an MTR train is pulling into a station in Hong Kong, on May 8, 2024. Hong Kong's MTR Corporation has announced that it will be shutting down four stations on the Kwun Tong Line on July 28 for repairs. As the city's only train service operator, MTR has been plagued with serious train incidents for the past few years, with the last train derailment occurring in 2022.

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