Kathmandu, Nepal. 12th Jan, 2017. Nepalese Hindu devotees warm themselves before taking a holy bath in Salinadi River 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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