KATHMANDU, AUGUST 3
Devotees offer prayers and collect holy water during the Shrawan pilgrimage at Sundarijal in Kathmandu on Monday, August 3, 2026.
Thousands of barefoot pilgrims from Nepal and India take part in the sacred ritual each year, carrying holy water from the Bagmati River to Pashupatinath Temple as an offering to Lord Shiva during the holy month of Shrawan.
Photos by Skanda Gautam for The Himalayan Times