Kathmandu, Nepal. 12th Jan, 2017. A Nepalese Hindu priest awaits devotees to offer ritual tika during the first day of Madhav Narayan Festival or Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Sankhu, Kathmandu, Nepal on January 12, 2017. 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. © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press/Alamy Live News

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