Hindu women stand in queue to offer prayers. – Photo by AP
Teej festival is celebrated at Pashupatinath temple area in Kathmandu. The three-day long Teej festival, celebrated by Hindu women in Nepal and some parts of India, is observed with married women fasting during the day and praying for long lives for their husbands, while unmarried women wish for handsome husbands and happy conjugal lives.
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There must be some festival also for praying long life of wives.
Unfortunately Not ..almost all ancient religion have male dominated culture so are hindus ..But these days trend are changing, husbands are also fasting along with wife(May be due to HARTAL in kitchen
Indian? Hindu? Nepali? women,
Indian Hindu Nepali women?
Nepali Hindu women of Indian descent. Sorry about that.
Nepali of Indian descent..? they are as much Indian descent as Pakistanis are.. wonder why I never see words like Pakistanis of Indian descent..
Indian and Nepali Hindu women. Hindus live in India and Nepal.
A happy marriage is an earlier Heaven.