KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 7

Seen in the pictures are devotees offering prayers at Hanumante River in Bhaktapur on Sunday during the month-long Madhav Narayan festival.

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Madhav Narayan Festival and Swasthani Bratha Katha stretch for a month and are observed in reverence to God Madhav Narayan and Goddess Swasthani.

During the celebration period of the festival, married women, in particular, pray for the long lives of their spouses.

Devotees offer prayers at Hanumante River in Bhaktapur on Sunday during the month-long Madhav Narayan festival. Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT
Devotees offer prayers at Hanumante River in Bhaktapur on Sunday during the month-long Madhav Narayan festival. Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT

Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT
Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT

Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT
Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT

Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT
Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT

Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT
Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT