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30 May 2025

The idol of the Red God, Rato Macchindranath, is pictured inside the towering chariot as it approaches the final tour of the city, concluding the months-long chariot procession in Lalitpur, Nepal, on May 29, 2025. Nepal's Red God, Rato Macchindranath, completes the tour of the ancient city of Lalitpur, covering a span of three months. The 32-foot tall chariot is pulled up to Jawalakhel, the last spot where the chariot is 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 does not fall 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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30 May 2025

The idol of the Red God, Rato Macchindranath, is pictured inside the towering chariot as it approaches the final tour of the city, concluding the months-long chariot procession in Lalitpur, Nepal, on May 29, 2025. Nepal's Red God, Rato Macchindranath, completes the tour of the ancient city of Lalitpur, covering a span of three months. The 32-foot tall chariot is pulled up to Jawalakhel, the last spot where the chariot is 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 does not fall 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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30 May 2025

The idol of the Red God, Rato Macchindranath, is pictured inside the towering chariot as it approaches the final tour of the city, concluding the months-long chariot procession in Lalitpur, Nepal, on May 29, 2025. Nepal's Red God, Rato Macchindranath, completes the tour of the ancient city of Lalitpur, covering a span of three months. The 32-foot tall chariot is pulled up to Jawalakhel, the last spot where the chariot is 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 does not fall 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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#12422667

30 May 2025

A Nepali Hindu devotee captures 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 May 29, 2025. Nepal's Red God, Rato Macchindranath, completes the tour of the ancient city of Lalitpur, covering a span of three months. The 32-foot tall chariot is pulled up to Jawalakhel, the last spot where the chariot is 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 does not fall 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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#12374410

17 May 2025

The Presidential Palace is seen in Warsaw, Poland on 16 May, 2025. Friday marks the last day before the election campaigning silence starts on Sunday.

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#12374412

17 May 2025

A picture of far-right, anti-EU candidate Grzegorz Braun is seen on a billboard in Warsaw, Poland on 16 May, 2025. Friday marks the last day before the election campaigning silence starts on Sunday.

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17 May 2025

A picture of far-right, anti-EU candidate Grzegorz Braun is seen on a billboard in Warsaw, Poland on 16 May, 2025. Friday marks the last day before the election campaigning silence starts on Sunday.

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#12374358

17 May 2025

Presidential candidate Magdalena Biejat is seen campaigning in Warsaw, Poland on 16 May, 2025. The centre-left Biejat is the only female candidate and is trailing in fifth place. On Friday at midnight until the start of the elections on Sunday there will be a ban campaigning.

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#12374353

17 May 2025

Presidential candidate Magdalena Biejat is seen campaigning in Warsaw, Poland on 16 May, 2025. The centre-left Biejat is the only female candidate and is trailing in fifth place. On Friday at midnight until the start of the elections on Sunday there will be a ban campaigning.

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17 May 2025

Presidential candidate Magdalena Biejat is seen campaigning in Warsaw, Poland on 16 May, 2025. The centre-left Biejat is the only female candidate and is trailing in fifth place. On Friday at midnight until the start of the elections on Sunday there will be a ban campaigning.

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17 May 2025

Presidential candidate Magdalena Biejat is seen campaigning in Warsaw, Poland on 16 May, 2025. The centre-left Biejat is the only female candidate and is trailing in fifth place. On Friday at midnight until the start of the elections on Sunday there will be a ban campaigning.

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17 May 2025

Presidential candidate Magdalena Biejat is seen campaigning in Warsaw, Poland on 16 May, 2025. The centre-left Biejat is the only female candidate and is trailing in fifth place. On Friday at midnight until the start of the elections on Sunday there will be a ban campaigning.

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17 May 2025

Presidential candidate Magdalena Biejat is seen campaigning in Warsaw, Poland on 16 May, 2025. The centre-left Biejat is the only female candidate and is trailing in fifth place. On Friday at midnight until the start of the elections on Sunday there will be a ban campaigning.

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#12374348

17 May 2025

Presidential candidate Magdalena Biejat is seen campaigning in Warsaw, Poland on 16 May, 2025. The centre-left Biejat is the only female candidate and is trailing in fifth place. On Friday at midnight until the start of the elections on Sunday there will be a ban campaigning.

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17 May 2025

Presidential candidate Magdalena Biejat is seen campaigning in Warsaw, Poland on 16 May, 2025. The centre-left Biejat is the only female candidate and is trailing in fifth place. On Friday at midnight until the start of the elections on Sunday there will be a ban campaigning.

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17 May 2025

Presidential candidate Magdalena Biejat is seen campaigning in Warsaw, Poland on 16 May, 2025. The centre-left Biejat is the only female candidate and is trailing in fifth place. On Friday at midnight until the start of the elections on Sunday there will be a ban campaigning.

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