Nepalese Hindu women stand to fill their vessels with the Bagmati River water to offer prayers at Madhav Narayan festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, January 27, 2017. During this month-long festival, devotees recite Holy Scriptures dedicated to Hindu goddess Swasthani and Hindu God Lord Shiva. Unmarried women pray to get a good husband while those married pray for the longevity of their husbands by observing month long fast. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)
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