Devotees offer prayers before taking a holy bath in a river during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Panauti, near Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday. /CFP Photo

The Swasthani Brata Katha festival is a month-long festival in Nepal that begins around January to February. During the festival, devotees recite a chapter each day from a holy book dedicated to Hindu goddess Swasthani. /CFP Photo

Worshippers take holy baths, fast, and pray for their families in the hope of a prosperous life and conjugal happiness. /CFP Photo

Devotees gather around a fire near the river's banks to keep themselves warm, after taking a holy bath during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival. /CFP Photo