Sacred Thread for protection and purification
(Agencies) Updated: 2012-08-02 15:22|
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A boy receives a holy bath at the Bagmati River during the Janai Purnima, or Sacred Thread, Festival near the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu August 2, 2012. [Photo/Agencies] |
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A girl smiles as she waits for her father to take a holy bath on the bank of Bagmati River during the Janai Purnima, or Sacred Thread, Festival, near the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu August 2, 2012. [Photo/Agencies] |
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