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30 Apr 2026

Nepalese female devotees pull the towering 60-foot-tall chariot of the Rato Machhindranath Festival from Lagankhel to Thatitole during the month-long festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on April 30, 2026. This specific day, known as Yaka Misa Bhuya, is exclusively dedicated to women, following a tradition where only female participants pull the chariot of the Rato Machhindranath deity. Lord Rato Machhindranath, also known as the God of Rain, is a deity revered in the Newar community of Nepal, associated with agriculture, rainfall, and fertility. The annual Rato Machhindranath Jatra is a grand festival celebrated in Lalitpur, Nepal, where a massive chariot is constructed for Lord Rato Machhindranath's procession.

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21 Apr 2026

Devotees pull the towering chariot of Rato Machhindranath through the streets of Patan on the opening day of the Rato Machhindranath chariot festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on April 21, 2026.

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16 Apr 2026

Newari women pull Lord Bhairav's chariot in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on Thursday. Biska Jatra, celebrated to welcome the New Year, spans eight nights and nine days, bringing communities together in a shared spirit of devotion and celebration.

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10 Apr 2026

An aerial view shows the Newari community pulling the chariots of Lord Bhairav (Bhairavnath) and Goddess Bhadrakali to mark the beginning of Biska Jatra at Nyatapola in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2026. Biska Jatra in Bhaktapur is a vibrant festival marking the Nepali New Year. Locals pull the chariots of Bhairavnath and Bhadrakali in lively processions. The celebration features traditional rituals, a ceremonial pole raising, and strong community participation rooted in Newari culture.

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10 Apr 2026

An aerial view shows the Newari community pulling the chariots of Lord Bhairav (Bhairavnath) and Goddess Bhadrakali to mark the beginning of Biska Jatra at Nyatapola in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2026. Biska Jatra in Bhaktapur is a vibrant festival marking the Nepali New Year. Locals pull the chariots of Bhairavnath and Bhadrakali in lively processions. The celebration features traditional rituals, a ceremonial pole raising, and strong community participation rooted in Newari culture.

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10 Apr 2026

An aerial view shows the Newari community pulling the chariots of Lord Bhairav (Bhairavnath) and Goddess Bhadrakali to mark the beginning of Biska Jatra at Nyatapola in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2026. Biska Jatra in Bhaktapur is a vibrant festival marking the Nepali New Year. Locals pull the chariots of Bhairavnath and Bhadrakali in lively processions. The celebration features traditional rituals, a ceremonial pole raising, and strong community participation rooted in Newari culture.

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10 Apr 2026

An aerial view shows the Newari community pulling the chariots of Lord Bhairav (Bhairavnath) and Goddess Bhadrakali to mark the beginning of Biska Jatra at Nyatapola in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2026. Biska Jatra in Bhaktapur is a vibrant festival marking the Nepali New Year. Locals pull the chariots of Bhairavnath and Bhadrakali in lively processions. The celebration features traditional rituals, a ceremonial pole raising, and strong community participation rooted in Newari culture.

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10 Apr 2026

An aerial view shows the Newari community pulling the chariots of Lord Bhairav (Bhairavnath) and Goddess Bhadrakali to mark the beginning of Biska Jatra at Nyatapola in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2026. Biska Jatra in Bhaktapur is a vibrant festival marking the Nepali New Year. Locals pull the chariots of Bhairavnath and Bhadrakali in lively processions. The celebration features traditional rituals, a ceremonial pole raising, and strong community participation rooted in Newari culture.

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10 Apr 2026

An aerial view shows the Newari community pulling the chariots of Lord Bhairav (Bhairavnath) and Goddess Bhadrakali to mark the beginning of Biska Jatra at Nyatapola in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2026. Biska Jatra in Bhaktapur is a vibrant festival marking the Nepali New Year. Locals pull the chariots of Bhairavnath and Bhadrakali in lively processions. The celebration features traditional rituals, a ceremonial pole raising, and strong community participation rooted in Newari culture.

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10 Apr 2026

An aerial view shows the Newari community pulling the chariots of Lord Bhairav (Bhairavnath) and Goddess Bhadrakali to mark the beginning of Biska Jatra at Nyatapola in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2026. Biska Jatra in Bhaktapur is a vibrant festival marking the Nepali New Year. Locals pull the chariots of Bhairavnath and Bhadrakali in lively processions. The celebration features traditional rituals, a ceremonial pole raising, and strong community participation rooted in Newari culture.

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10 Apr 2026

An aerial view shows the Newari community pulling the chariots of Lord Bhairav (Bhairavnath) and Goddess Bhadrakali to mark the beginning of Biska Jatra at Nyatapola in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2026. Biska Jatra in Bhaktapur is a vibrant festival marking the Nepali New Year. Locals pull the chariots of Bhairavnath and Bhadrakali in lively processions. The celebration features traditional rituals, a ceremonial pole raising, and strong community participation rooted in Newari culture.

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10 Apr 2026

Members of the Newari community pull the chariots of Lord Bhairav (Bhairavnath) and Goddess Bhadrakali to mark the beginning of Biska Jatra at Nyatapola, Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2026. Biska Jatra in Bhaktapur is a vibrant festival marking the Nepali New Year, featuring traditional rituals, a ceremonial pole raising, and strong community participation rooted in Newari culture.

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10 Apr 2026

Members of the Newari community pull the chariots of Lord Bhairav (Bhairavnath) and Goddess Bhadrakali to mark the beginning of Biska Jatra at Nyatapola, Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2026. Biska Jatra in Bhaktapur is a vibrant festival marking the Nepali New Year, featuring traditional rituals, a ceremonial pole raising, and strong community participation rooted in Newari culture.

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10 Apr 2026

Members of the Newari community pull the chariots of Lord Bhairav (Bhairavnath) and Goddess Bhadrakali to mark the beginning of Biska Jatra at Nyatapola, Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2026. Biska Jatra in Bhaktapur is a vibrant festival marking the Nepali New Year, featuring traditional rituals, a ceremonial pole raising, and strong community participation rooted in Newari culture.

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10 Apr 2026

People watch the chariot pulling of Lord Bhairav (Bhairavnath) and Goddess Bhadrakali at the beginning of Biska Jatra in Nyatapola, Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 10, 2026. Biska Jatra in Bhaktapur is a vibrant festival marking the Nepali New Year. Locals pull the chariots of Bhairavnath and Bhadrakali in lively processions. The celebration features traditional rituals, a ceremonial pole raising, and strong community participation rooted in Newari culture.

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9 Apr 2026

Nepali artists from the Newa: community perform with the Dhime, a traditional double-headed cylindrical drum, on the eve of the formal start of Biska Jatra in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on April 9, 2026. Biska Jatra, a nine-day celebratory procession welcoming the Nepali New Year, begins with the ascension of Lord Bhairab onto a chariot built in front of the Nyatapola temple, the tallest temple in Nepal. Two groups of locals engage in a tug-of-war to pull the chariot to their side, a tradition that has been followed for generations. The three-storey chariot, made of wood in the pagoda style, is pushed and pulled around the settlements with statues of Bhairavnath and Betal as part of the festival. This event of cultural and historical significance is celebrated for nine days and eight nights. Believed to have originated during the Malla Dynasty, Biska Jatra formally starts four days before the Nepali New Year. According to a local myth, anyone who marries the local princess dies on the first night of marriage. A brave young man who married the princess killed two snakes that attacked him that night. Biska Jatra is unique as it does not follow the lunar-based Nepali Calendar and commences after a special Tantric ritual is performed in the Bhairab Temple in Taumadhi Tole in Bhaktapur.

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