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Kathmandu, Sep 9 (EFE/EPA).- Women in Nepal marked Thursday the hindu festivity of Teej with dances, temple visits and fasting. The majority of Hindu nepalese women usually celebrate Teej in their homes and with a visit to the Pashupati temple and Bagmati River, which some were able to do despite authorities keeping the temple doors shut to curb the coronavirus pandemic. Teej is a festival celebrated by Nepalese women to wish a long and prosperous life to their husbands.Those who are not yet married, pray to get a good husband while asting for a whole day.(Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA)SHOT LIST: TEEJ CELEBRATIONS IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
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