Fasting, feasting and dancing

Updated On Sept 08, 2013 11:13 pm IST
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Hindu women sing and dance at Pashupatinath Temple during the Teej festival in Kathmandu (Reuters Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sept 08, 2013 11:13 pm IST

Hindu women sing and dance at Pashupatinath Temple during the Teej festival in Kathmandu (Reuters Photo)

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A woman smiles as she sings and dances during the Teej festival in Kathmandu. (Reuters Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman smiles as she sings and dances during the Teej festival in Kathmandu. (Reuters Photo)

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Devotees celebrate Teej in Allahabad. Both married and unmarried women observe the three-day festival with equal zeal. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Devotees celebrate Teej in Allahabad. Both married and unmarried women observe the three-day festival with equal zeal. (AFP Photo)

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Hindu devotees offer prayers to the Hindu god of destruction Lord Shiva as they celebrate the Teej festival in Siliguri. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Hindu devotees offer prayers to the Hindu god of destruction Lord Shiva as they celebrate the Teej festival in Siliguri. (AFP Photo)

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Devotees offer prayers to Lord Shiva in Siliguri as they celebrate the three-day Teej festival in Siliguri. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Devotees offer prayers to Lord Shiva in Siliguri as they celebrate the three-day Teej festival in Siliguri. (AFP Photo)

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Devotees observe Teej in Siliguri by fasting during the day and praying for the long lives for their husbands. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Devotees observe Teej in Siliguri by fasting during the day and praying for the long lives for their husbands. (AFP Photo)

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A Nepalese woman washes her hands before offering prayers at the Pashupatinath Hindu temple during Teej in Kathmandu, Nepal.(AP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A Nepalese woman washes her hands before offering prayers at the Pashupatinath Hindu temple during Teej in Kathmandu, Nepal.(AP Photo)

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Women celebrate Teej in Siliguri. The three-day festival is celebrated by Hindu women in Nepal and some parts of India. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Women celebrate Teej in Siliguri. The three-day festival is celebrated by Hindu women in Nepal and some parts of India. (AFP Photo)

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Nepalese Hindu women rest at the Pashupatinath temple during Teej festival celebrations in Kathmandu. (AP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Nepalese Hindu women rest at the Pashupatinath temple during Teej festival celebrations in Kathmandu. (AP Photo)

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Nepalese women dressed in red dance after paying homage to Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction, at Teej celebrations in Kathmandu. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Nepalese women dressed in red dance after paying homage to Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction, at Teej celebrations in Kathmandu. (AFP Photo)

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