Devotees perform rituals during the month-long Madhav Narayan Festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 18, 2026. The festival is observed through fasting and praying to Goddess Swasthani and God Madhav Narayan. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

A devotee performs a ritual during the month-long Madhav Narayan Festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 18, 2026. The festival is observed through fasting and praying to Goddess Swasthani and God Madhav Narayan. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

Devotees perform rituals during the month-long Madhav Narayan Festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 18, 2026. The festival is observed through fasting and praying to Goddess Swasthani and God Madhav Narayan. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

Devotees perform rituals during the month-long Madhav Narayan Festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 18, 2026. The festival is observed through fasting and praying to Goddess Swasthani and God Madhav Narayan. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

A devotee performs a ritual during the month-long Madhav Narayan Festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 18, 2026. The festival is observed through fasting and praying to Goddess Swasthani and God Madhav Narayan. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

A devotee performs a ritual during the month-long Madhav Narayan Festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 18, 2026. The festival is observed through fasting and praying to Goddess Swasthani and God Madhav Narayan. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

A devotee performs a ritual in the Bagmati River during the month-long Madhav Narayan Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 18, 2026. The festival is observed through fasting and praying to Goddess Swasthani and God Madhav Narayan. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)