Priests take down the red idol Machhindranath from its chariot to the Bungamati Temple during the last day of the Rato Machindranath chariot took down the red god from its chariot in Pulchok and carried it to its temple in Bungamati. The annual chariot festival Rato Machhindranath skipped out on its traditional route and series of high-profile cultural events like Bhoto Jatra in Jawlakhel and coconut throwing in Lagankhel due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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