Nepalese Hindu devotees gather to bathe in the Shali River on the outskirts of Kathmandu on January 12, 2017. 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. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)





Nepalese Hindu women stand to fill their vessels with the Bagmati River water to offer prayers at Madhav Narayan festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, January 27, 2017. 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 month long fast. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





A woman smiles as she returns after fetching water from a pond in Bhaktapur, Nepal January 10, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





People gather to bask in the sun at a market during the early morning hours in Bhaktapur, Nepal January 10, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A man basks in the sun as he sits near a pile of bricks collected from the houses collapsed during the 2015 earthquake, in Bhaktapur, Nepal January 10, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Laborers work to rebuild a house that collapsed during the 2015 earthquake, in Bhaktapur, Nepal January 10, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A laborer sits on top of the debris of a monastery damaged during the 2015 earthquake, in Swayambhunath Stupa, a UNESCO world heritage site in Kathmandu, Nepal January 11, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





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, January 12, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Devotees gather at Saali River during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Sankhu in Kathmandu, Nepal January 12, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A devotee takes a holy bath in River Saali in Sankhu during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal January 12, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Devotees stand near a fire before taking holy baths at Saali River during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Sankhu in Kathmandu, Nepal January 12, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A devotee takes a holy bath in River Saali in Sankhu during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal January 12, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





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 January 12, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A devotee smiles as she offers prayers during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal January 12, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A devotee returns from River Saali in Sankhu during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal January 12, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





The hand of a farmer is pictured as she harvests rice on a field in Lalitpur, Nepal, October 26, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Devotees offer prayers by submerging themselves in the Hanumante River during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal January 13, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





The feet of devotees are pictured as they stand on the bank of the Hanumante River during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal January 13, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Devotees offer prayers as they stand on the bank of the Hanumante River during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal January 13, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Devotees offer prayers by rolling on the street during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal January 13, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A devotee blows a conch as he offers prayer by submerging in the Hanumante River during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal January 13, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Devotees return after offering prayers from the bank of the Hanumante River during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal January 13, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Devotees offer prayers before taking a holy bath in the Bagmati River at Pashupatinath Temple during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, January 27, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Devotees offer prayers before taking a holy bath in the Bagmati River at Pashupatinath Temple during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, January 27, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





The feet of devotees are pictured as they stand on the banks of the Bagmati River during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, January 27, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Devotees offer prayers before taking a holy bath in the Bagmati River at Pashupatinath Temple during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, January 27, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Devotees sit along the banks of Bagmati River at Pashupatinath Temple during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, January 27, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





The reflection of devotees is seen in the Bagmati River at Pashupatinath Temple during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, January 27, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Devotees take a holy bath in the Bagmati River at Pashupatinath Temple during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, January 27, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Firefighters try to douse a fire caught at a market in Kathmandu, Nepal January 29, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Smoke rises from a market as the firefighters try to douse a fire in Kathmandu, Nepal January 29, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Firefighters and bystanders stand near a fire truck outside a market in Kathmandu, Nepal January 29, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A devotee is offered a tika from her friend after taking a holy bath in the Triveni River during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Panauti, near Kathmandu, Nepal January 31, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A devotee (C) arranges her hair after taking a holy bath during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Panauti, near Kathmandu, Nepal January 31, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Devotees cross the Triveni River during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Panauti, near Kathmandu, Nepal January 31, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





The feet of a devotee wrapped with a bandage are pictured during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Panauti, near Kathmandu, Nepal January 31, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Devotees offer prayers before taking a holy bath in the Triveni River during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Panauti, near Kathmandu, Nepal January 31, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A woman writes with chalk on a wall to celebrate Shreepanchami festival at Saraswati temple in Kathmandu, Nepal February 1, 2017. Children are given their first writing and reading lessons at the temple during this festival in the belief that the goddess of education Saraswati will help them excel in education. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A mother helps her child write with chalk on a wall to celebrate Shreepanchami festival at Saraswati temple in Kathmandu, Nepal February 1, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A child writes with chalk on a wall to celebrate Shreepanchami festival at Saraswati temple in Kathmandu, Nepal February 1, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A girl (L) writes on a wall of Saraswati temple to mark Shreepanchami festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 1, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Devotees offer butter lamp to celebrate Shreepanchami festival at Saraswati temple in Kathmandu, Nepal February 1, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Nepalese Hindu devotees roll on the ground before taking a holy bath in the Hanumante River during the Madhav Narayan festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, 23 January 2017. The Madhav Narayan festival is a full month-long event devoted to religious fasting, holy bathing and the study of the Swasthani book, which is dedicated to the God Shiva and Goddess Swastani. Priests or householders read a chapter of the story each day to the gathered family. Hundreds of married women and dozens of male devotees complete a month-long fast for a better life and peace in the country at various temples; unmarried women take the fast to attract a suitable husband and married women take the fast in hopes of improving their families' prosperity. (Photo by Hemanta Shrestha/EPA)





A group of Nepalese Hindu devotees warm themselves after taking holy bath in the Triveni River during the month-long Madhav Naryan festival in Panauti village, Nepal, 31 January 2017. The Madhav Narayan festival is a full month-long event devoted to religious fasting, holy bathing and the study of the holy book called the Swasthani, which is dedicated to the God Shiva and Goddess Swastania. A chapter of the story is read each evening by priests or householders to the gathered family. Hundreds of married and unmarried women and dozens of male devotees complete a month-long fast for a better life and peace in the country at various temples. Unmarried women take the fast to attract a suitable husband and married women take the fast in hopes of improving their families' prosperity. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA)