Month long Shravan Festival commences
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A Nepalese Hindu devotees holds prepare and give offerings in honour of Lord Shiva, the Hindu God of destruction, at The Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu. According to the Nepali calendar, Shravan is considered the holiest month of the year with each Monday of the month known as Shravan Somvar when worshippers offer prayers for a happy and prosperous life. Unmarried Hindu women worship Lord Shiva during the month-long Shravan for a good husband while married women pray for the welfare and long life of husbands and a harmonious life.—Images by Agencies
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Jul 22, 2013 03:39pm
nice photographs
It is Shravan Somwar and not Shravan Sombar
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Jul 23, 2013 10:01am
good!
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Jul 23, 2013 12:14pm
nice
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