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Seto Machhindranath Jatra: Thousands Attend Chariot Procession In Nepal Amid COVID Surge
The Seto Machhindranath Jatra began on April 20 and hundreds of devotees reached the Tindhara Pathsala in Durbarmarg to pull the chariot.
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Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, the three-day Seto Machindranath Jatra began on April 20. The chariot procession honouring the God of Rain is also known as Jana Baha Dyah Jatra . It is one of the largest chariot festivals celebrated in Kathmandu, Nepal. Due to the rise in COVID-19 cases, the government on April 19 ordered the public gathering to be limited to 25 but the devotees violating all the COVID-19 protocols in large numbers reached the place where the chariot procession was built.