Kathmandu, Nepal. 09th Feb, 2016. A Nepalese Hindu devotees drinks water from Shankha, which belives that drinking water through Shankha gives good health as after roll on the ground arounds Shes Narayan Temple, Pharping, Kathmandu during Madhav Narayan Festival. Nepalese Hindu women observe a fast and pray to Goddess Swasthani for Long life of their husbands and family prosperity during a month-long fasting festival celebration. Credit: Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press/Alamy Live News

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