A group of women sing and dance at the Pashupatinath Temple, in Kathmandu, on Monday, August 15, 2016. Photo: Rajesh Gurung/ THT
Kathmandu, August 15, 2016:Â Scores of devotees thronged the Pashupatinath Temple today to mark the final Monday of the Nepali month Shrawan.
Women, married and single, who had taken fast praying for the longevity of their husbands and attainment of good spouses like Lord Shiva, had reached the holy Temple from the morning.
As Monday is believed to be the favourite day of Mahadev, women fast to please the Lord. Likewise, the month of Shrawan, according to the solar calendar, is believed to be the holiest to worship Lord Shiva.
Other devotees of the Lord Shiva also reached Pashupati to offer their prayers.
A priest performs a ritual at the Pashupatinath Temple, in Kathmandu, on Monday, August 15, 2016.A woman offers her prayers to the Lord Pashupatinath at the Pashupatinath Temple, in Kathmandu, on Monday, August 15, 2016.A woman offers prayers to the Lord Pashupatinath at the Pashupatinath Temple, in Kathmandu, on Monday, August 15, 2016.A woman offers her prayers to the shivaling of Lord Pashupatinath at the Pashupatinath Temple, in Kathmandu, on Monday, August 15, 2016.Women line up to offer their prayers at Umakunda in the Pashupatinath Temple Area, on Monday, August 15, 2016.People lined to offer their prayers at Umakunda in the Pashupatinath Temple Area, on Monday, August 15, 2016.Devotees stand in a line to offer their praying to the Lord Pashupatinath outside the Pashupatinath Temple, in Kathmandu, on Monday, August 15, 2016.Women buy various offerings for the Lord Pashupatinath outside the Pashupatinath Temple, in Kathmandu, on Monday, August 15, 2016.A woman takes a selfie with her smartphone outside the Pashupatinath Temple, in Kathmandu, on Monday, August 15, 2016.Sugarcane sticks bound together for offering at the Pashupatinath Temple, in Kathmandu, on Monday, August 15, 2016.A fire prepared for a ritual at the Pashupatinath Temple, in Kathmandu, on Monday, August 15, 2016.A woman prays with belpatra in hand at the Pashupatinath Temple, in Kathmandu, on Monday, August 15, 2016.A man binds strands of kush (desmostachya bipinnata) to perform a ritual at the Pashupatinath Temple, in Kathmandu, on Monday, August 15, 2016.A woman buys belpatra (Aegle marmelos) outside the Pashupatinath Temple, in Kathmandu, on Monday, August 15, 2016.A sadhvi waits for devotees outside the Pashupatinath Temple, in Kathmandu, on Monday, August 15, 2016.Devotees prepare various offerings for the Lord Pashupati outside the Pashupatinath Temple, in Kathmandu, on Monday, August 15, 2016.
