epa05122108 Nepalese Hindu devotees roll on the ground before taking a holy bath in the Hanumante river, during the first day of the month long Madhav Narayan fasting festival, in Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, 24 January 2016. The Madhav Narayan festival is a full month devoted to religious fasting, holy bathing and the study of the Swasthani book, a chapter or story of which is read each evening by priests or householders to the gathered family. Hundreds of women and male devotees started their month-long fast for better life and peace in the country as well as peace for departed souls who lost their live in last year earthquake. Bhaktapur is one of the major earthquake affected city in the Kathmandu valley. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA
