#madhav narayan festival

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Bhaktapur, Nepal

Hindu devotees participate in a religious procession during the month-long Madhav Narayan festival

Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images

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Hindu devotees perform rituals by the Hanumante river during Madhav Narayan festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. During this festival, devotees recite Scriptures dedicated to Hindu goddess Swasthani and Lord Shiva. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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Madhav Narayan festival, Nepal photo by @Photo Kichuwa

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Madhav Narayan Festival or Swasthani Brata Katha at Pharping, Kathmandu, Nepal (via Instagram: Narayan Maharjan)

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A Nepalese Hindu boy reacts before submerging himself in the Hanumante River to offer prayers during the Madhav Narayan festival. Bhaktapur, Nepal. Skanda Gautam.

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Madhav Narayan Festival in Nepal by SkandaGautam1

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Young boy taking a #holy bath during the month-long #hindu Swasthani Brata Katha, also known as Madhav Narayan #festival, in Shali Nadi, Sankhu, #Nepal. 🙏 (at Sankhu)

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Hindu men take a mass holy bath in the Hanumante River during the Madhav Narayan festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, January 2, 2018. The Madhav Narayan festival is a full month devoted to religious fasting, holy bathing and the study of the Swasthani book, a chapter or story of which is read each evening by priests or householders to the gathered family. Thousands of married women and dozens of male devotees concluded their month-long fast for better life and peace in the country at various temples. Unmarried women take the fast to get a good husband and married women for their families' prosperity. Photo by Narendra Shrestha—EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock http://ift.tt/2qgR0ga

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Nepalese Hindu devotees get sprinkled with holy water from water-soaked hay as part of rituals during Madhav Narayan festival in Thecho, Lalitpur, Nepal, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. During this month-long festival, devotees recite Holy Scriptures dedicated to Hindu goddess Swasthani and Hindu God Lord Shiva. Unmarried women pray to get a good husband while those married pray for the longevity of their husbands by observing a month long fast. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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Krishna Puja at Madhav Narayan Festival Celebration, Nepal, photo by Ajay Maharjan

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Madhav Narayan Festival or Swasthani Brata Katha at Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu (via Instagram: Narayan Maharjan)

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Photo by @narenphoto ・・・ A young Hindu boy plays conch as he takes part traditional procession during the Madhav Narayan Festival at Thechu in Lalitpur,Nepal, The festival marks a month long devoted to religious fasting, holy bathing and the study of the Swasthani book, a story of which is read each evening by priests or householders to the gathered family. The festival is dedicated to Lord Shiva, the god of creation and destruction. #epaphotos #photojournalism #festival #culture #art #Nepal #nepalphotoproject

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Seen in the pictures are devotees offering prayers at Hanumante River in Bhaktapur on Sunday during the month-long Madhav Narayan festival. Madhav Narayan Festival and Swasthani Bratha Katha stretch for a month and are observed in reverence to God Madhav Narayan and Goddess Swasthani. Photo: @pixnaresh for The Himalayan Times #Nepal #Bhaktapur #MadhavNarayanFestival #SwasthaniBrataKatha #Swasthani #festivals #religion #culture #tradition #belief #devotees #prayers https://www.instagram.com/p/CK_PRS6BgRt/?igshid=mmybtlseutx7

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Madhav Narayan Festival in Nepal by Skanda Gautam http://ift.tt/2k9uq4f

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Madhav Narayan Festival in Nepal by Skanda Gautam http://ift.tt/2k9uq4f

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Women taking #holy bath during the month-long #hindu Madhav Narayan #festival, in Shali Nadi, Sankhu, #Nepal. 🙏 (at Sankhu)