Nepalese Hindu devotees, including some dressed as the Hindu god Madhav Narayan, participate in rituals during the month-long Swasthani festival in Kathmandu on January 30, 2014. Scores of married and unmarried women in the Himalayan nation are marking the month-long fast in the hope of a prosperous life and conjugal happiness. AFP PHOTO/Prakash MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images)
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