A Nepalese Hindu devotee takes a holy bath in the Salinadi River during the month-long Madhav Narayan festival in Sankhu, Nepal, 31 January 2025. The festival is a month-long event devoted to religious fasting, holy bathing and the study of the Swasthani book, which is dedicated to the deities Shiva and Swastania. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA/EFE)
