Sunday, November 24, 2013

FESTIVAL OF SETO MACHHINDRANATH

 There are two temples for different forms of Machhindranath,deity worshipped by both the Hindu and the Buddhist, in Kathmandu valley: Seto (White) Machhindranath in Janabahal and Rato (Red)Machhindranath in Lalitpur. The festival of Seto Machhindranath is celebrated every year in the month of Chait (March- April) with a two-day chariot procession that starts from Jamal and concludes in Lagan, the place of Seto Machhindranath's mother, Ma Sima.

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