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> Things To Do And See > Places of Interest > Holy and Pilgrimage Sites > Machhendranath Temple ( ID: 534)

MACHHENDRANATH TEMPLE

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The temple of Red Machchhendranath, the God of Rain is of great importance in Patan. The temple lies in the middle of a wide, spacious quadrangle just at the outer rim of the market place. A clay image of Red Machchhendranath or Avalokiteshwar is kept here for six months each year, after which it is placed on a chariot and taken round the city of Patan in a boisterous colorful procession as part of a festival that begins in April-May and lasts for several months.

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