Kathmandu, Nepal. 6th September, 2016. A Nepalese devotees offering oil and butter lamps at the Bank of Bagmati River of Pashupatinath Temple during Rishi Panchami Festival celebrations at Pashupatinath Temple, Katmandu, Nepal on Tuesday September 06, 2016. Rishi Panchami festival is celebrated as the last day of three-day long Teej Festival. The Teej festival is celebrated by Hindu women in Nepal as well as in some parts of India. Credit: PACIFIC PRESS/Alamy Live News


A Nepalese devotees offering oil and butter lamps at the Bank of Bagmati River of Pashupatinath Temple during Rishi Panchami Festival celebrations at Pashupatinath Temple, Katmandu, Nepal on Tuesday September 06, 2016. Rishi Panchami festival is celebrated as the last day of three-day long Teej Festival. The Teej festival is celebrated by Hindu women in Nepal as well as in some parts of India. During the three-day long festival, women observe a day-long fast and pray for the long life their husbands as well as for a happy family. Those who are unmarried pray for a good husband and a long life. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan / Pacific Press)


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