A Nepalese Sadhu (Hindu holy man) smokes a chillum, a traditional clay pipe, as a holy offering to Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of creation and destruction near the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu on Febuary 23, 2017, on the eve of the Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri.
Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering prayers and fasting. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)
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