Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:00:01 +0100 (Reuters) - A hand of a devotee is seen while writing on the wall of the Saraswati temple during the Shreepanchami festival in Kathmandu January 28, 2012. Children are given their first writing and reading lessons at the temple during this festival in the belief that the goddess of education Saraswati will help them excel in education. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
Devotees queue up to take a holy bath at Triveni River in Panauti ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:40:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Devotees queue up to take a holy bath at Triveni River in Panauti near Kathmandu during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival January 27, 2012. The month-long festival dedicated to Goddess Swasthani, involves the recitation of folk tales about miraculous feats performed by her in almost every Hindu household. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
Workers are silhouetted while hanging on steel bars at a construction ...
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:00:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Workers are silhouetted while hanging on steel bars at a construction site in Manila January 26, 2012. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT)
A devotee crosses a temporary bridge at the Bagmati River during ...
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:40:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A devotee crosses a temporary bridge at the Bagmati River during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Kathmandu January 23, 2012. The month-long festival dedicated to Goddess Swasthani, involves the recitation of folk tales about miraculous feats performed by her in almost every Hindu household. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
A devotee covers herself with a shawl as she waits to take a ...
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:20:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A devotee covers herself with a shawl as she waits to take a holy dip in the Bagmati River at Pashupatinath Temple during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Kathmandu January 23, 2012. The month-long festival dedicated to Goddess Swasthani, involves the recitation of folk tales about miraculous feats performed by her in almost every Hindu household. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)