Women performing Teej Puja in Pashupatinath, a Hindu festival dedicated to the divine couple - Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Through this festival women fast without drinking and eating for the long life of their husbands and prosperity for the family. August 15, 2007. Kathmandu, Nepal.

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