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President Ramchandra Paudel observed the Votojatra. On Sunday afternoon, he participated in the election procession held at Jawalakhel in Lalitpur.
President Paudel was welcomed by Chief Chiribabu Maharjan of Lalitpur Metropolitan City and Chief District Officer Ramesh Dhakal. Every year, in the presence of the head of the state, standing on the chariot of Machhindranath, the employees of the Guthi Sansthan show their vote, according to the tradition, the vote was shown in the presence of President Paudel . On that occasion, he visited Rato Machhindranath and accepted prasad. President Paudel also visited the living goddess Kumari.
Vice President Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Speaker Devraj Ghimire, National Assembly Speaker Narayan Prasad Dahal and other distinguished people participated in the voting.
The chariot of Rato Machhindranath, the god of rain and time, was brought from Pulchok to Gavhal, Mangalbazar, Tangal Eteetol, Kumaripati Manbhavan, Jawalakhel after four days of showing votes and ending the procession this year as per the custom.
Photo : Deepak KC/Kantipur
The Jatra started on the 15th of Baisakh last year when the idol of Rato Machhindranath was taken to Pulchowk. It is considered the longest journey in Nepal. After carrying the idol from the temple at Machhindrabhal, the procession started formally. Machindranath's Rathjatra, which started about 1,600 years ago, starts on Baisakh Shukla Pratipada and lasts until Asar Shukla Chaunthi.
Lalitpur Metropolitan Chief Maharjan informed that according to the tradition, the idol should be kept in Khat and taken to Bungmati on the same day as voting.
