Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Devotees gather around the chariot of Seto Machindranath (C) during the Seto Machindranath chariot festival at ...

A chariot is seen during the celebration of Rato Machindranath festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, May 11, 2024. Local people worship Rato Machindranath, the god of rain, for a good harvest. Photo: Xinhua ...

Despite contradictory government directives about the Machindranath Chariot in Patan due to the COVID-19 crisis, the local community trust in Patan involved in the festival has decided to go ahead ...

People in traditional attire participate in a chariot procession held to mark the Rato Machindranath festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, May 8, 2023. Rato Machindranath is known as the god of rain and both ...

Chief Executive Officer of National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) Sushil Gyawali, Deputy Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Hari Prabha Khadgi, Indian Ambassador to Nepal and Vinay Mohan Kwatra, ...

Clashes erupt between police, locals over Rato Machindranath Jatra in Nepal Locals clashed with police over pulling the chariot of Machindranath despite prohibitory orders in Kathmandu's Lalitpur on ...

This year's Rato Machindranath festival has come to an end. On Monday, devotees took down the red god from its chariot in Pulchok and carried it to its temple in Bungamati. Minnath's chariot will be ...

Nepal's "Everest Man" calls for capping permits as overcrowding mars world's tallest peak ...

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Marred by controversy, light on reforms: Nepal's 'super PM' Balen Shah completes one month in office ...

The Kumari is worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists as a living goddess and protector bringing good luck and prosperity. Hindu and Buddhist devotees from the ethnic Newar community of Kathmandu ...