For four days during early evening, the guardian deity of the seto (white) Machhendra pulled in a towering chariot through the streets of kathmandu. The vehicle which stands on wheels 1.8m (6ft) in diameter is finally transported back to the shrine at Asan Tole on a small palanquin. Before this, on each night the chariot stops at specific places where residents attend to pay homage to the image.