Hindu devotees warm themselves after taking a holy bath at the bank of Hanumante River during the Shree Swasthani Swasthani festival or Madhav Narayan festival is a festival in which devotees recite holy scriptures dedicated to Hindu Lord Shiva. During the festival Nepalese Hindu women who are unmarried pray for a good husband while married pray for the long life of their husband.

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