Devotees perform a ritual during Swasthani Brata Katha Festival on the bank of Bagmati River in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 1, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
KATHMANDU, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- During the month-long Swasthani Brata Katha festival, devotees in Nepal's Kathmandu practiced religious fasting, holy bathing and the study of the Swasthani book.
Swasthani, a Hindu goddess responsible for good fortune, welfare and power, is mostly worshipped in Nepal in the holy month.
Devotees perform a ritual during Swasthani Brata Katha Festival on the bank of Bagmati River in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 1, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
Devotees perform a ritual during Swasthani Brata Katha Festival on the bank of Bagmati River in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 1, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
Devotees perform a ritual during Swasthani Brata Katha Festival on the bank of Bagmati River in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 1, 2022. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua) ■
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