A Nepalese Sadhu (Hindu holy man) smokes a traditional clay pipe chillum as a holy offering to Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of creation and destruction, near the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu on February 23, 2017, on the eve of the Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)
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