Hindu holy men, or sadhus, sit beside a fire at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple, ahead of the Shivaratri festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal February 20, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, combs his beard as he sits at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple, ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 21, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, walks along the premises of Pashupatinath Temple, ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 21, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, smeared with ashes sits at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple, ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 21, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, sits beside a fire after smearing his body with ashes at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple, ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 21, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Light illuminates a Hindu holy man, or sadhu, smeared with ashes as he sits at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple, ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 21, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A hand of a Hindu holy man, or sadhu, covered with ashes is pictured as he sits beside a fire at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple, ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 21, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, smeared with ashes applies tika on his forehead at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple, ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 21, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, covers himself with a shawl as he sits at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple, ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 21, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, smears ashes on his face at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple, ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 21, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, smears ashes on his body at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple, ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 21, 2017. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A Hindu sadhu (holy man) smears coloured paste onto his face ahead of the forthcoming Hindu festival of Maha Shivaratri at The Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu on February 20, 2017. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting, with sadhus arriving at Pashupatinath to take part in the event, which takes place on February 24. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)