{"id":1318,"date":"2020-09-03T14:12:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T08:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=1318"},"modified":"2020-09-04T10:52:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T05:07:52","slug":"devotees-gathered-to-pull-machindranath-chariot-clash-with-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=1318","title":{"rendered":"Devotees gathered to pull Machindranath Chariot clash with police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KATHMANDU- <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Police have fired tear gas, used water cannons and baton charged devotees gathered at Patan to pull the Rato Machhindranath chariot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tensions ran high after police tried to scatter hundreds of devotees gathered to celebrate the annual procession of Rato Machindranath Jatra, flouting prohibitory orders issued by local authorities to curb the spread of the coronavirus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although local administrations have issued prohibitory orders banning religious gathering as part of containment measures to combat COVID-19, hundreds of devotees have thronged Patan to mark the festival by flouting the ban.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The clash ensued after police intervened and tried to disperse the crowd. 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