Month-long Swasthani Brata Katha festival begins in Nepal
27 Jan 2016 11:32 AM IST27 Jan 2016 11:32 AM IST
Swasthani Brata Katha is a festival dedicated to God Madhavnarayan and Goddess Swasthani, which involves the recitation of folk tales abou
A Holy man talks to his devotees during the first day of month long Swasthani Bratakatha festiva in Sankhu, on the outskirts of Katmandu. (Photo: AP)- Nepalese Hindu women warm themselves beside fires after taking a bath in the holy River Sali. (Photo: AFP)
- Devotees in the Himalayan nation also pray for a healthy, prosperous life and conjugal happiness during the month-long fast. (Photo: AFP)
- Nepalese Hindu devotees gather to bathe in the River Sali on the outskirts of Kathmandu. (Photo: AFP)
- Hundreds of married and unmarried women in the Himalayan nation have started a month-long fast in the hope of a prosperous life and conjugal happiness. (Photo: AP)
- Every night family members gather around, recite one chapter of the Swasthani Brata Katha each day. (Photo: AP)
- A Holy man talks to his devotees during the first day of month long Swasthani Bratakatha festiva in Sankhu, on the outskirts of Katmandu. (Photo: AP)
- Nepalese Hindu devotees prostrate on the ground to pray outside a temple as a part of a ritual during the first day of month long Swasthani Bratakatha festival. (Photo: AP)
- A Nepalese woman holds a plate containing a variety of items for performing a ritual during the first day of month long Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Sankhu, on the outskirts of Katmandu. (Photo: AP)
- Devotees arrive to bath in the Shali river on the outskirts of Kathmandu. (Photo: AFP)
- Nepalese devotees cross the Salinadi River to perform rituals during the first day of the month-long Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Sankhu, on the outskirts of Katmanda. (Photo: AP)
A Holy man talks to his devotees during the first day of month long Swasthani Bratakatha festiva in Sankhu, on the outskirts of Katmandu. (Photo: AP)
Swasthani Brata Katha is a festival dedicated to God Madhavnarayan and Goddess Swasthani, which involves the recitation of folk tales abou
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