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The Maha Shivratri festival in Nepal

Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting.

Tue Mar 08 2016
A Sadhu (Hindu holy man), smokes a chillum, a traditional clay pipe, as a holy offering to Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of creation and destruction near the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu on March 6, 2016, on the eve of the Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri.
Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting. AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA
A Sadhu (Hindu holy man), smokes a chillum, a traditional clay pipe, as a holy offering to Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of creation and destruction near the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu on March 6, 2016, on the eve of the Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri.
Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting. AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA

A Sadhu (Hindu holy man), smokes a chillum, a traditional clay pipe, as a holy offering to Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of creation and destruction near the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu on March 6, 2016, on the eve of the Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting. AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA

A Nepalese Hindu Sadhu (holy man) paints coloured paste onto his face during the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu on March 7, 2016.
Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting. Hundreds of sadhu have arrived in Kathmandu's Pashupatinath to take part in the Maha Shivaratri festival. AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA

A Nepalese Hindu Sadhu (holy man) paints coloured paste onto his face during the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu on March 7, 2016. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting. Hundreds of sadhu have arrived in Kathmandu's Pashupatinath to take part in the Maha Shivaratri festival. AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA

A Nepalese Sadhu (Hindu holy man) smokes marijuana using a chillum, a traditional clay pipe, as a holy offering for Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of creation and destruction, near the Pashupatinath Temple during the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu on March 7, 2016.
Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting. Hundreds of sadhu have arrived in Kathmandu's Pashupatinath to take part in the Maha Shivaratri festival. AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA

A Nepalese Sadhu (Hindu holy man) smokes marijuana using a chillum, a traditional clay pipe, as a holy offering for Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of creation and destruction, near the Pashupatinath Temple during the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu on March 7, 2016. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting. Hundreds of sadhu have arrived in Kathmandu's Pashupatinath to take part in the Maha Shivaratri festival. AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA

A Nepalese Sadhu (Hindu holy man) looks on during preparations for the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu on March 7, 2016.
Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting. Hundreds of sadhu have arrived in Kathmandu's Pashupatinath to take part in the Maha Shivaratri festival. AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA

A Nepalese Sadhu (Hindu holy man) looks on during preparations for the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu on March 7, 2016. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting. Hundreds of sadhu have arrived in Kathmandu's Pashupatinath to take part in the Maha Shivaratri festival. AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA

A Nepalese Hindu Sadhu (holy man) paints coloured paste onto his face during the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu on March 7, 2016.
Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting. Hundreds of sadhu have arrived in Kathmandu's Pashupatinath to take part in the Maha Shivaratri festival. AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA

A Nepalese Hindu Sadhu (holy man) paints coloured paste onto his face during the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu on March 7, 2016. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting. Hundreds of sadhu have arrived in Kathmandu's Pashupatinath to take part in the Maha Shivaratri festival. AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA

A Sadhu - Hindu holy man - sits near the Pashupatinath temple on the eve of the Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri in Kathmandu on March 6, 2016.
Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting. AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA

A Sadhu - Hindu holy man - sits near the Pashupatinath temple on the eve of the Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri in Kathmandu on March 6, 2016. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting. AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA

A Nepalese Sadhu (Hindu holy man) smokes marijuana using a chillum, a traditional clay pipe, as a holy offering for Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of creation and destruction, near the Pashupatinath Temple during the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu on March 7, 2016.
Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting. Hundreds of sadhu have arrived in Kathmandu's Pashupatinath to take part in the Maha Shivaratri festival. AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA

A Nepalese Sadhu (Hindu holy man) smokes marijuana using a chillum, a traditional clay pipe, as a holy offering for Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of creation and destruction, near the Pashupatinath Temple during the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu on March 7, 2016. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting. Hundreds of sadhu have arrived in Kathmandu's Pashupatinath to take part in the Maha Shivaratri festival. AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA

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