Devotees across Nepal celebrate Madhav Narayan festival
Associated Press
During the festival, devotees fast, chant hymns, meditate and take holy dips to pay tribute to Hindu Goddess Swasthani, who is supposed to bring good fortune to them. (Photo | AP)They take only one meal a day without salt and take around the city of Sankhu barefoot worshipping at different Hindu temples. (Photo | AP)During the month-long fasting, they also visit important temples such as Pashupatinath and Changu Narayan to pay tribute. (Photo | AP)This year, hundreds of devotees are taking part in the month-long festival by observing Brata, during which they take only one meal a day without salt. (Photo | AP)While men pray for good fortune, married women pray for the well being and prosperity of their husbands and children, and unmarried women pray asking for suitable spouse. (Photo | AP)A Nepalese devotee lights an oil lamp during the Madhav Narayan Festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (Photo | AP)
