Chariot & Butter Lights

God Rato Machhindranath and Minnath’s  Chariot are, now in Eti Tole of Patan. These chariots are being pulled to Jawalakhel very soon . Then it is the end of  this year’s festival of God Rato Machindranath Chariot.  In the evening, there were many devotees with butter lights for the God Rato Machhindranath.

Chariots of God Rato Machhindranath (front) & Minnath (Samaller)

Devotees are lighting butter lights to God Rato Machhindranath Just bellow the Chariot.

God Rato Machhindranath's Chariot surrounded by butter lights

Bunch of butter lights

A couple of devotees lightning butter lights

Another  couple of devotees lightning butter lights

Butter lights in a row....

Dancing  Flames of butter lights 

 

I have taken some photographs of butter lights near of Machhindranath Chariot in Eti tole, Patan. 

You can  see various shapes in these photographs of butter lights .

Venus Transit 2012

Venus (as a black spot in the sun) transit as seen from my home at 5:30 am, Jun 6, 2012

This will be the last transit of Venus to occur in your lifetime. Next chance: December 2117.