Mother's Day: Praying during Pandemic

Devotees gather at Mata Tirtha pond to pray in memory of their deceased mothers, with a belief that taking a holy bath will help their mothers reach salvation and bring prosperity to families, on Mother's Day, during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown, as a preventive measure against the spread of COVID-19, in Kathmandu, on Thursday, April 23, 2020. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
Devotees gather at Mata Tirtha pond to pray in memory of their deceased mothers, with a belief that taking a holy bath will help their mothers reach salvation and bring prosperity to families, on Mother's Day, during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown, as a preventive measure against the spread of COVID-19, in Kathmandu, on Thursday, April 23, 2020. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT