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In Pictures: Eve of Maha Shivaratri
Skanda Gautam
By Skanda Gautam
Published: 12:54 pm Feb 26, 2025
A sadhu holds another sadhu's hair as they sit inside the Pashupatinath Temple premises on the eve of the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
A Sadhu dressed as Lord Hanuman sits inside the Pashupatinath Temple premises on the eve of the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
A sadhu smokes marijuana from a chillum inside the Pashupatinath Temple premises on the eve of the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, 25 February 2025.
A Sadhu gazes into the distance inside the Pashupatinath Temple premises on the eve of the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
A devotee dressed as Lord Shiva performs prayers on the Bagmati River inside the Pashupatinath Temple premises on the eve of the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
A Sadhu passes a chillum filled with marijuana to another inside the Pashupatinath Temple premises on the eve of the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
A Sadhu with a decorated forehead sits inside the Pashupatinath Temple premises on the eve of the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
A sadhu holds another sadhu's hair as they sit inside the Pashupatinath Temple premises on the eve of the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
A Sadhu dressed as Lord Hanuman sits inside the Pashupatinath Temple premises on the eve of the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
A sadhu smokes marijuana from a chillum inside the Pashupatinath Temple premises on the eve of the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, 25 February 2025.
A Sadhu gazes into the distance inside the Pashupatinath Temple premises on the eve of the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
A devotee dressed as Lord Shiva performs prayers on the Bagmati River inside the Pashupatinath Temple premises on the eve of the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
A Sadhu passes a chillum filled with marijuana to another inside the Pashupatinath Temple premises on the eve of the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
A Sadhu with a decorated forehead sits inside the Pashupatinath Temple premises on the eve of the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
A sadhu holds another sadhu's hair as they sit inside the Pashupatinath Temple premises on the eve of the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 26
A devotee dressed as Lord Shiva performs prayers on the Bagmati River inside the Pashupatinath Temple premises on the eve of the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
Photos by Skanda Gautam for The Himalayan Times
