Domestic

The Rato Machindranath Jatra, also known as Bunga Dyah Jatra, is one of Nepal’s oldest and most vibrant festivals, celebrated annually in Patan. This month-long chariot procession honors Rato Machindranath, revered as the god of rain and compassion by both Hindus and Buddhists. The festival holds immense cultural and spiritual significance, particularly for the Newar […]

The Rato Machhindranath Temple stands about 400 meters south of Patan Durbar Square in a large courtyard known as Ta Baha, built in 1673. Locally the deity is called Bungadyah. Buddhists worship him as Padmapani Bodhisattva or Aryavalokiteshwar, Karunamaya, the deity with full  compassion and Hindus as Machhindranatha, the incarnation of Shiva. It is said