In Pictures: Swasthani Bratakatha

By Skanda Gautam

Published: 01:43 pm Jan 29, 2025

Nepalese women stand on the banks of the Bagmati river to collect holy water during the month-long Swasthani Bratakatha festival, dedicated to Goddess Swasthani and Lord Madhav Narayan, at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, January 29, 2025

Nepalese women stand on the banks of the Bagmati river to collect holy water during the month-long Swasthani Bratakatha festival, dedicated to Goddess Swasthani and Lord Madhav Narayan, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, January 29, 2025.

Nepalese women stand on the banks of the Bagmati river to collect holy water during the month-long Swasthani Bratakatha festival, dedicated to Goddess Swasthani and Lord Madhav Narayan, at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, January 29, 2025.

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 29

Women stand on the banks of the Bagmati river to collect holy water during the month-long Swasthani Bratakatha festival, dedicated to Goddess Swasthani and Lord Madhav Narayan, at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, January 29, 2025.