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Devotees offer prayer by rolling on the street during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival of Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. During the festival, devotees recite one chapter of a Hindu tale daily from the 31-chapter sacred Swasthani Brata Katha book, that is dedicated to God Madhavnarayan and Goddess Swasthani, alongside various other gods and goddesses and the miraculous feats performed by them. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees offer prayer by rolling on the street during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival of Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. During the festival, devotees recite one chapter of a Hindu tale daily from the 31-chapter sacred Swasthani Brata Katha book, that is dedicated to God Madhavnarayan and Goddess Swasthani, alongside various other gods and goddesses and the miraculous feats performed by them. The devotees also go on pilgrimages to various temples, perform religious rituals, take a holy bath in the rivers and fast for a month, especially among women who believe fasting helps in their family's well-being or in getting them a good husband. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




Devotees offer prayer by rolling on the street during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees offer prayer by rolling on the street during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




A devotee is silhouetted as she sweeps the floor as devotees (unseen) offer prayer by rolling on the street during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A devotee is silhouetted as she sweeps the floor as devotees (unseen) offer prayer by rolling on the street during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




A devotee offers prayer by blowing a conch on the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival on the bank of the Hanumante River at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A devotee offers prayer by blowing a conch on the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival on the bank of the Hanumante River at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




Devotees offer prayer as they stand on the bank of the Hanumante River during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees offer prayer as they stand on the bank of the Hanumante River during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




Devotees warm themselves by a fire before taking a dip, on the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival, in the Hanumante River at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees warm themselves by a fire before taking a dip, on the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival, in the Hanumante River at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




The feet of devotees are pictured as they stand on the bank of the Hanumante River during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

The feet of devotees are pictured as they stand on the bank of the Hanumante River during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




Devotees offer prayer as they stand on the bank of the Hanumante River, during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival, at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees offer prayer as they stand on the bank of the Hanumante River, during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival, at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




People gather to observe the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival by the Hanumante River at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

People gather to observe the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival by the Hanumante River at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




Devotees offer prayer by rolling on the street during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees offer prayer by rolling on the street during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




Devotees warm themselves by a fire before taking a dip in the Hanumante River, on the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival, at Bhaktapur near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees warm themselves by a fire before taking a dip in the Hanumante River, on the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival, at Bhaktapur near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




Devotees offer prayer as they stand on the bank of the Hanumante River during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees offer prayer as they stand on the bank of the Hanumante River during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




Devotees offer prayer by rolling on the street during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees offer prayer by rolling on the street during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




Devotees offer prayer by rolling on the street during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees offer prayer by rolling on the street during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




Devotees offer prayer by rolling on the street during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees offer prayer by rolling on the street during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




Devotees offer prayer as they stand on the bank of the Hanumante River, during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees offer prayer as they stand on the bank of the Hanumante River, during the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




Devotees cross the Hanumante River as they arrive to take part in the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees cross the Hanumante River as they arrive to take part in the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)




Devotees offer prayer by taking a bath in the Hanumante River, on the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival, at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees offer prayer by taking a bath in the Hanumante River, on the final day of the month-long Swasthani festival, at Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, February 3, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)
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