Month Long Madavnarayan Festival Celebrated In Nepal

Month Long Madavnarayan Festival Celebrated In Nepal

Nepalese Hindu devotees are offering ritual prayers during the month-long Madhav Narayan Festival, also known as the Swasthani Brata Katha festival, at the Hanumante River in Bhaktapur, Nepal. The festival is dedicated to God Madhav Narayan and Goddess Swasthani, during which Hindu devotees recreate and recite folk tales about miraculous feats performed by them. (Photo by Amit Machamasi/NurPhoto)

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