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Madhav Narayan Festival and Swasthani Brata Katha begins in Nepal
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Devotees take a holy bath in the Bagmati River at Pashupatinath Temple during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Navesh Chitrakar/REUTERS)
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A Nepalese woman adjusts her hair as she waits to offer prayers during Madhav Narayan festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Niranjan Shrestha / AP)
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Nepalese Hindu devotees offer prayers before performing a ceremonial bath in the holy Bagmati River at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu. (PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP)
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During this month-long festival, devotees recite Holy Scriptures dedicated to Hindu goddess Swasthani and Hindu god Lord Shiva. Unmarried women pray to get a good husband while those married pray for the longevity of their husbands by observing a month long fast. (Niranjan Shrestha / AP)
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Devotees offer prayers before taking a holy bath in the Bagmati River at Pashupatinath Temple during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu. (Navesh Chitrakar / REUTERS)
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Nepalese women take rest after offering prayers during Madhav Narayan festival in Kathmandu. (Niranjan Shrestha / AP)
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Women get ready to take holy dip at the Bagmati River during Madhav Narayan festival in Kathmandu. (Niranjan Shrestha / AP)
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Women fill their vessels with the Bagmati River water to offer prayers at Madhav Narayan festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Niranjan Shrestha / AP)
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Devotees offer prayers before taking a holy bath in the Bagmati River at Pashupatinath Temple during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Navesh Chitrakar / REUTERS)
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The reflection of devotees is seen in the Bagmati River at Pashupatinath Temple during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Navesh Chitrakar / REUTERS)
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Devotees offer prayers before taking a holy bath in the Bagmati River at Pashupatinath Temple during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu. (Navesh Chitrakar / REUTERS)
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Devotees sit along the banks of Bagmati River at Pashupatinath Temple during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu. (Navesh Chitrakar / REUTERS)
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Devotees offer prayers before performing a ceremonial bath in the holy Bagmati River. (PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP)
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Devotees wait to fill pots with water from the Bagmati River. (PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP)
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