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Nepalese roadside vendors wait for the customer to sell the item used for ritual during the first day Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Sankhu, on the outskirts of Katmandu, Monday, January 5, 2015. During this month-long festival, devotees recite Holy Scriptures dedicated to Hindu goddess Swasthani and 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. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)
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