A woman prays during the Teej festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Married and unmarried women observe fasting during the festival. Married women abstain from food and water, praying for the longevity, peace, and prosperity of their husbands and families, while unmarried women fast in the hope of being blessed with a good husband.
A Trishul of Lord Shiva is pictured on the forehead of a woman during the Teej festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Married and unmarried women observe fasting during the festival. Married women abstain from food and water, praying for the longevity, peace, and prosperity of their husbands and families, while unmarried women fast in the hope of being blessed with a good husband.
A woman prays during the Teej festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Married and unmarried women observe fasting during the festival. Married women abstain from food and water, praying for the longevity, peace, and prosperity of their husbands and families, while unmarried women fast in the hope of being blessed with a good husband.
Nepalese Hindu women sing and dance during the Teej festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Married and unmarried women observe fasting during the festival. Married women abstain from food and water, praying for the longevity, peace, and prosperity of their husbands and families, while unmarried women fast in the hope of being blessed with a good husband.
Nepalese Hindu women sing and dance during the Teej festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Married and unmarried women observe fasting during the festival. Married women abstain from food and water, praying for the longevity, peace, and prosperity of their husbands and families, while unmarried women fast in the hope of being blessed with a good husband.
A woman washes her hands from a water spout during the Teej festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Married and unmarried women observe fasting during the festival. Married women abstain from food and water, praying for the longevity, peace, and prosperity of their husbands and families, while unmarried women fast in the hope of being blessed with a good husband.
A woman receives blessings from a relative during the Teej festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Married and unmarried women observe fasting during the festival. Married women abstain from food and water, praying for the longevity, peace, and prosperity of their husbands and families, while unmarried women fast in the hope of being blessed with a good husband.
A woman prays during the Teej festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Married and unmarried women observe fasting during the festival. Married women abstain from food and water, praying for the longevity, peace, and prosperity of their husbands and families, while unmarried women fast in the hope of being blessed with a good husband.
A woman kneels on the Linga of Lord Shiva as she prays during the Teej festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Married and unmarried women observe fasting during the festival. Married women abstain from food and water, praying for the longevity, peace, and prosperity of their husbands and families, while unmarried women fast in the hope of being blessed with a good husband.
A woman faints during the Teej festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Married and unmarried women observe fasting during the festival. Married women abstain from food and water, praying for the longevity, peace, and prosperity of their husbands and families, while unmarried women fast in the hope of being blessed with a good husband.
Nepalese Hindu women light lamps during the Teej festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Married and unmarried women observe fasting during the festival. Married women abstain from food and water, praying for the longevity, peace, and prosperity of their husbands and families, while unmarried women fast in the hope of being blessed with a good husband.
A policewoman offers prayers during the Teej festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Married and unmarried women observe fasting during the festival. Married women abstain from food and water, praying for the longevity, peace, and prosperity of their husbands and families, while unmarried women fast in the hope of being blessed with a good husband.
