Hindu women hold incense sticks while offering prayers to the setting sun on the banks of the Bagmati river during the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, November 7, 2024. On Chhath, an ancient festival observed by Hindus, devotees gather by the holy river to offer prayers by fasting, bathing, and standing in the water for continuous periods to offer prayers to the Sun God, thanking and paying respects to seek blessings for sustaining life on earth.
Hindu women hold incense sticks while offering prayers to the setting sun on the banks of the Bagmati river during the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, November 7, 2024. On Chhath, an ancient festival observed by Hindus, devotees gather by the holy river to offer prayers by fasting, bathing, and standing in the water for continuous periods to offer prayers to the Sun God, thanking and paying respects to seek blessings for sustaining life on earth.
Offerings to the Sun God are pictured along the Bagmati river’s banks during the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, November 7, 2024. On Chhath, an ancient festival observed by Hindus, devotees gather by the holy river to offer prayers by fasting, bathing, and standing in the water for continuous periods to offer prayers to the Sun God, thanking and paying respects to seek blessings for sustaining life on earth.
A Hindu holds offerings while praying to the setting sun on the banks of the Bagmati river during the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, November 7, 2024. On Chhath, an ancient festival observed by Hindus, devotees gather by the holy river to offer prayers by fasting, bathing, and standing in the water for continuous periods to offer prayers to the Sun God, thanking and paying respects to seek blessings for sustaining life on earth.
Hindu women hold incense sticks while offering prayers to the setting sun on the banks of the Bagmati river during the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, November 7, 2024. On Chhath, an ancient festival observed by Hindus, devotees gather by the holy river to offer prayers by fasting, bathing, and standing in the water for continuous periods to offer prayers to the Sun God, thanking and paying respects to seek blessings for sustaining life on earth.
Hindu women hold offerings while praying to the setting sun on the banks of the Bagmati river during the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, November 7, 2024. On Chhath, an ancient festival observed by Hindus, devotees gather by the holy river to offer prayers by fasting, bathing, and standing in the water for continuous periods to offer prayers to the Sun God, thanking and paying respects to seek blessings for sustaining life on earth.
Hindu women stand on the banks of the river to offer prayers to the setting sun during the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, November 7, 2024. On Chhath, an ancient festival observed by Hindus, devotees gather by the holy river to offer prayers by fasting, bathing, and standing in the water for continuous periods to offer prayers to the Sun God, thanking and paying respects to seek blessings for sustaining life on earth.
A Hindu woman looks on during prayers to the setting sun on the banks of the Bagmati river during the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, November 7, 2024. On Chhath, an ancient festival observed by Hindus, devotees gather by the holy river to offer prayers by fasting, bathing, and standing in the water for continuous periods to offer prayers to the Sun God, thanking and paying respects to seek blessings for sustaining life on earth.
Hindu women stand on the banks of the river to offer prayers to the setting sun during the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, November 7, 2024. On Chhath, an ancient festival observed by Hindus, devotees gather by the holy river to offer prayers by fasting, bathing, and standing in the water for continuous periods to offer prayers to the Sun God, thanking and paying respects to seek blessings for sustaining life on earth.
A Hindu woman arranges offerings before prayers to the setting sun on the banks of the Bagmati river during the Chhath festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, November 7, 2024. On Chhath, an ancient festival observed by Hindus, devotees gather by the holy river to offer prayers by fasting, bathing, and standing in the water for continuous periods to offer prayers to the Sun God, thanking and paying respects to seek blessings for sustaining life on earth.
