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Hindu pilgrims throng Shiva temple, offer prayers at Sundarijal

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KATHMANDU: Hindu pilgrims also called Bol Bom have thronged a temple to worship ‘Lord Shiva’ during the holy month of Shrawan Sombar festival at Sundarijal in Kathmandu today.


Pilgrims from Nepal and India have travelled some 22 kilometres on bare feet to Sundarijal from the capital city to collect holy water and return to Pashupathinath temple to worship ‘Shiva Linga’.


The festival lasts for a month, during which devotees observe fast and throng temple of ‘Lord Shiva’, regarded the ultimate destroyer in Hinduism. Hindu devotees pray for the happiness of their families duirng the festival.



Hindu pilgrims offer prayers to Lord Shiva during the Hindu holy month of the Shrawan Sombar festival or Bol Bom pilgrimage at Sundarijal in Kathmandu, on Monday, July 30, 2018. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
Hindu pilgrims offer prayers to Lord Shiva during the Hindu holy month of the Shrawan Sombar festival at Sundarijal in Kathmandu, on Monday, July 30, 2018. Skanda Gautam/THT
A Hindu woman offesr prayer on the premises of a temple during the holy month of the Shrawan Sombar festival at Sundarijal in Kathmandu, on Monday, July 30, 2018. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
A Hindu woman offesr prayer on the premises of a temple during the holy month of the Shrawan Sombar festival at Sundarijal in Kathmandu, on Monday, July 30, 2018. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
A Hindu hindu girl offer prayer holding incense sticks at a temple during the Hindu holy month of the Shrawan Sombar festival at Sundarijal in Kathmandu, on Monday, July 30, 2018. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
A Hindu devotee offer prayers as he walks towards a temple during the Hindu holy month of the Shrawan Sombar festival at Sundarijal in Kathmandu, on Monday, July 30, 2018. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
A Hindu girl looks on while offering prayers to Lord Shiva during the Hindu holy month of the Shrawan Sombar festival at Sundarijal in Kathmandu, on Monday, July 30, 2018. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
Hindu women take holy dip as a ritual to offer prayers to Lord Shiva during the Hindu holy month of the Shrawan Sombar festival at Sundarijal in Kathmandu, on Monday, July 30, 2018. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
Hindu pilgrims take holy dip in the sacred Bagmati River while offering prayers to Lord Shiva during the Hindu holy month of the Shrawan Sombar festival at Sundarijal in Kathmandu, on Monday, July 30, 2018. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
Hindu pilgrims take holy dip in the sacred Bagmati River while offering prayers to Lord Shiva during the Hindu holy month of the Shrawan Sombar festival at Sundarijal in Kathmandu, on Monday, July 30, 2018. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
A Hindu devotee stands on a cliff after bathing in the sacred Bagmati River to worship Lord Shiva during the Hindu holy month of the Shrawan Sombar festival at Sundarijal in Kathmandu, on Monday, July 30, 2018. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
A Hindu pilgrim also called Bol Bom submerges in Bagmati River as a ritual to offer prayer to Lord Shiva during the holy month of Shrawan Sombar festival at Sundarijal in Kathmandu, on Monday, July 30, 2018. Pilgrims from Nepal and India travel some 22 kilometres on bare feet to Sundarijal from the capital to collect holy water and return to Pashupathinath temple to worship to 'Shiva Linga'. The festival lasts for a month, during which devotees observe fast and throng temple praying for the happiness for their families. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
Hindu pilgrims submerge in Bagmati River as a ritual to offer prayer to Lord Shiva during the holy month of Shrawan Sombar festival at Sundarijal in Kathmandu, on Monday, July 30, 2018. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT

 


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