Nepalese Hindu women celebrate the Teej festival at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu Nepal on September 04 2016 Devotees pay their homage to...
{"Image ImageDescription": "KATHMANDU, NEPAL - SEPTEMBER 04: Nepalese Hindu women celebrate the Teej festival at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 04, 2016. Devotees pay their homage to Lord Shiva with songs, dances and prayer rituals during the festival in which married women observe day-long fast and pray for the long life of their husbands while unmarried women pray for a good husband and happy conjugal lives. The festival of Teej, celebrated by Hindu women in Nepal and some parts of India and Bangladesh, is primarily dedicated to Goddess Parvati and her union with Lord Shiva. (00:01:44) Lila Basnet says she came to the temple with her sisters to offer their prayer, they took fast and didn't eat and drink anything. She alsa says that she's been celebrating Teej since she got married. (Footage by Sunil Pradhan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2016 Anadolu Agency"}