Nepalese devotees gathered at Pashupatinath temple on the occasion of the Bala Chaturdashi festival in the Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu on Wednesday, to pay homage to deceased family members. /VCG Photo

The Bala Chaturdashi festival is celebrated annually with all-night vigils and religious vigils. /VCG Photo

Many would light up oil lamps, scatter seeds and grains along a river route around the temple to pray for the departed souls to rest in heaven, or chant and dance in memory of their loved one. /VCG Photo