Bhaktapur, Nepal. 10th Feb, 2017. Hindu devotees gathered to offer prayers after taking holy bath in Hanumante River during the last day of Madhav Narayan festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal. During the month-long festival Nepalese Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani for longevity of their husbands and family travel barefooted to various pilgrimage during the festival. Credit: Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press/Alamy Live News

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