People in Kathmandu celebrate Janai Purnima today amid the increasing risk of COVID-19 in the capital, with worshippers flocking to Pashupati to observe the festivities wearing masks. Over 600 ...

A female shaman performs rituals at Trishul Danda ahead of Janai Purnima festival in Gosainkunda. All photos: PARVEZ SHAIKH A week before my planned trek to Gosaikunda last month, I was in Kathmandu ...

Thousands of devotees visited Sarveshwore Mahadev in Kumbeshwore, Patan, today to mark the Janai Purnima. On this day, people put on rakshyabhandhan (coloured sacred threads) on their wrists. The ...

In this photo by Niranjan Shrestha, a Hindu priest adjusts his hair while performing rituals during Janai Purnima in Kathmandu, Nepal. Hindus participating in the festival cut their hair, nails and ...