Devotees cross the Triveni River after taking a holy bath during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Panauti near Kathmandu January 24, 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 the God Madhavnarayan and the Goddess Swasthani, alongside various other gods and goddess 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 offers prayers by rolling on the street during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival at Panauti near Kathmandu January 24, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A devotee holds a vessel filled with holy water during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Panauti near Kathmandu January 24, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees enter the Triveni River to offer prayer before taking a holy bath during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Panauti near Kathmandu January 24, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A devotee offers prayers by rolling on the street during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival at Panauti near Kathmandu January 24, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A devotee loses her balance as she crosses the Triveni River along with her friends after taking a holy bath during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Panauti near Kathmandu January 24, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees offer prayers before taking a holy bath during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in the Triveni River in Panauti near Kathmandu January 24, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Light illuminates a devotee as she sits in the sun after taking a holy bath during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in the Triveni River in Panauti near Kathmandu January 24, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A devotee offers prayers by rolling on the street during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival at Panauti near Kathmandu January 24, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A devotee (C) sprinkles holy water towards the devotees while performing religious rituals during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Panauti near Kathmandu January 24, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A devotee stands near the fire to keep herself warm in the early morning during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Panauti near Kathmandu January 24, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Devotees are silhouetted as they stand in a queue to enter a temple during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival at Panauti near Kathmandu January 24, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A devotee offers prayer during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival at Panauti near Kathmandu January 24, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A devotee crosses the Triveni River in the early morning as she arrives to offer prayer during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Panauti near Kathmandu January 24, 2015. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)