Swasthani Brata Katha Festival Images: Swasthani Brata Katha is a month-long festival, dedicated to God Madhavnarayan and Goddess Swasthani, which involves the recitation of folk tales about miraculous feats performed by them in many Hindu households. Hindus take a holy bath during the first day of Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Saali River at Sankhu in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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A devotee smiles as she offers prayers during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 12, 2017
Devotees gather at Saali river during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Sankhu in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 12.
Devotees stand near a fire before taking holy baths at Saali river during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Sankhu in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 12, 2017.
Hindu women sit around fires to keep warm before taking holy baths at Saali river during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Sankhu in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 12, 2017.
Nepalese Hindu devotees gather to bathe in the Shali river on the outskirts of Kathmandu on January 12. Hundreds of married and unmarried women in the Himalayan nation have started a month-long fast in the hope of a prosperous life and conjugal happiness
Nepalese Hindu devotees gather to bathe in the Shali river on the outskirts of Kathmandu
A Hindu holy man is reflected on the mirror as he recites verses from the holy Swasthani Brata Katha book at the bank of river Saali in Sankhu during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 12, 2017
A boy runs out from the river Saali after taking a holy bath during the first day of Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Sankhu in Kathmandu
A devotee holds the statue of God Madhavnarayan while others offer prayer while performing rituals at River Saali.
A devotee offers prayer by crawling on the ground during the first day of Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu.
Devotees arrive to bath in the Shali river on the outskirts of Kathmandu.
Every night family members gather around, recite one chapter of the Swasthani Brata Katha each day. The book has 31 chapters which tell the story of life of various Gods and Goddesses. In this picture, Nepalese Hindu devotees warm themselves up beside fires after having bath in the holy Shali river.
Hundreds of married and unmarried women in the Himalayan nation have started a month-long fast in the hope of a prosperous life and conjugal happiness. In this picture, a devotee offers prayer to the Hindu god Narayan, the god of protection, on the banks of the Shali river.
Swasthani Brata Katha is a month-long festival, dedicated to God Madhavnarayan and Goddess Swasthani, which involves the recitation of folk tales about miraculous feats performed by them in many Hindu households. In this picture, Hindu women take a holy bath during the first day of Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Saali River at Sankhu in Kathmandu.
The festival begins every year on the Push Shuklapurnima (full moon day) and culminates a month after on Magh Shukla Purnima. In this picture, a saint begs for alms near the bank of river Saali in Sankhu.
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