epa05149337 Nepalese Hindu women devotees are kept separate from other devotees due to menstruation, as others attend a mass worship ceremony as part of the Madhav Narayan festival at Bagmati river in Pashupati Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 08 February 2016. The Madhav Narayan festival marks a month devoted to religious fasting, holy bathing and the study of the Swasthani book. More than 220 women, along with dozens of male devotees, started their month-long fast for a better life and peace. The festival is dedicated to Lord Shiva, the god of creation and destruction. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA
