More than 300 pieces of wood are used to construct the chariot of Rato Machhindranath. The 100 pieces of the total goes to the wheels each confirming to the exact 25 pieces. Each wheel is a symbolic representation of god Bhairav. The central spine of the wheel is a cylindrical drum strengthened at the edges using iron rings. To this central drum the wedge shaped pieces of wood are affixed. Each three pieces are held together by an arced wood. Thus the total of 18 wedge shaped wood pieces are held in place by 6 arced woods and connected to a central spine.
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