The festival of Madhav Narayan begins in Bhaktapur for one month.
The Madhav Narayan Festival is a month-long festival dedicated to God Madhav Narayan and Goddess Swasthani.

During the Shree Swasthani that begins every year on Poush Shukla Purnima( Full-moon day),the Ninth (9th) Month in the Nepali Calendar, householders recite the tale of the Hindu Goddess Swasthani and Madhav Narayan (Shiva) throughout the month to the gathered family members with established rituals.

The religious Hindu festival is dedicated to the Goddess Shree Swasthani, considered as auspicious especially for married women to pray for their spouses ‘ prosperous lives. During Madhav Narayan Festival unmarried girls are also following the month long fast with the expectation of the blessings for a suitable partner in life .

Nepali Hindu devotees roll on the ground before taking a holy bath on the river Hanumante (Hanuman-Ghat) on the last day of the month-long Madhav Narayan fasting festival in Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu.

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