Wheels for Lalitpur's Rato Machhindranath Chariot Nearing Completion After Damage

Lalitpur. The work of making the wheels for the famous Rato Machhindranath chariot in Lalitpur has reached its final stage.

New wheels were made because two wheels of the chariot were damaged by fire during the Jyanji movement. Dilkumar Barahi, the chief of the Machhindranath chariot construction group, stated that although the wheels of Rato Machhindranath are usually made only once every 12 years, they are being made now because there would be no wheels for the procession scheduled for next year. 

He informed that the work of making the wheels officially began after performing the necessary rituals on the day of Shree Panchami, and the construction will be fully completed by next Saturday. 

As part of the Rato Machhindranath Jatra, the chariot mounting (Ratharohana) will take place on Baisakh 5, 2082, and the Rato Machhindranath chariot procession will commence on Baisakh 8.