Nepal: Protesters defy COVID-19 lockdown orders, clash with police over chariot procession

Sep 04, 2020

Lalitpur [Nepal], September 4 : Hundreds of protesters, who defied COVID-19 lockdown norms to participate in a chariot procession, clashed with police in the...

Nepal's longest chariot festival Rato Machindranath Jatra will soon be over

Jun 01, 2022

Lalitpur [Nepal], June 1 : Nepal's Red God- Rato Macchindranath this year has completed the tour of the ancient city of Lalitpur in a...

Festivities return to Nepal post-pandemic with chariot procession honouring God of rain

Apr 09, 2022

Kathmandu [Nepal], April 9 : Festivities have returned to Nepal after the COVID-19 pandemic third wave, as one of the biggest chariot festivals celebrated...

Chariot procession honouring God of Rain begins in Nepal amid COVID-19 surge

Apr 20, 2021

Kathmandu [Nepal], April 21 : One of the biggest chariot festivals celebrated in Kathmandu valley, the three-day-long Seto Macchindranath Jatra started on Tuesday amid...

People observe Rato Macchindranath festival in original form after 2 years

May 04, 2022

Lalitpur [Nepal], May 4 : The festivities returned in the alleys of Lalitpur as the district echoed with the sounds of traditional musical instruments...

Tamil Nadu: Devotees throng Karthigai Deepam Pancha Ratham festival in Thiruvannamalai

Nov 24, 2023

Thousands of devotees took part in the Pancha Ratham (Chariot pulling) procession during the 'Karthigai Deepam' festival.