Devotees take a holy bath during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu January 20, 2015. During the month-long 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)

A devotee holding a statue of God Madhavnarayan arrives to offer prayer during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu January 20, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A Nepalese woman devotee receives tika, or vermilion powder, on her forehead after taking a holy dip in the Bagmati River during month long Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, January 20, 2015. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

A devotee arrives to offer prayer during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu January 20, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A devotee covers her face after taking a holy bath during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu January 20, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees offer prayers before taking a holy bath during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu January 20, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees offer prayers before taking a holy bath during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu January 20, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A devotee dries her hair after taking a holy bath during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu January 20, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees offer prayers before taking a holy bath during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu January 20, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A devotee offers prayers in the early morning during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu January 20, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A Nepalese woman devotee rests after taking a holy dip in the Bagmati River during month long Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, January 20, 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)

Nepalese women devotees stand around a bonfire to warm themselves warm after they take a holy dip in the Bagmati River during month long Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, January 20, 2015. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

A woman carrying her child walks along the premises of Pashupatinath temple during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Kathmandu January 20, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Nepalese women devotees prepare to take a holy dip in the Bagmati River during month long Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, January 20, 2015. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)