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At the climax of a month-long Kathmandu Valley chariot festival, Nepal's president and its child living goddess watch as an official asks the crowd…
By Laxman Rawal · Jul 21, 2026
Once a year in Kathmandu Valley, at the climax of a chariot festival that has run for well over a thousand years, an official climbs onto a swaying 52-foot wooden tower, holds up a jewel-studded vest in front of Nepal's president and its living child goddess…
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