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Hindu women celebrate Teej festival in red, Nepal

Hindu women celebrate Teej festival in red, Nepal

Write: Raelin [2011-05-20]
Hindu women celebrate Teej festival in red, Nepal

Hindu women take part in a traditional dance at Pashupati Nath Temple during celebrations of the "Teej" festival in Kathmandu August 23, 2009. Married Hindu women wearing red bridal dresses to celebrate the "Teej'" festival for to pray for a long life and the well-being of their husbands. Unmarried women observe the festival by praying for a good husband

Hindu women celebrate Teej festival in red, Nepal

Hindu women take part in a traditional dance at Pashupati Nath Temple during celebrations of the "Teej" festival in Kathmandu August 23, 2009

Hindu women celebrate Teej festival in red, Nepal

A mother helps her daughter wear her saree at the Pashupati Nath Temple during celebrations of the "Teej" festival in Kathmandu August 23, 2009

Hindu women celebrate Teej festival in red, Nepal

Hindu women make offerings to Lord Pashupati at the Pashupati Nath Temple during celebrations of the "Teej" festival in Kathmandu August 23, 2009

Hindu women celebrate Teej festival in red, Nepal

Women at Pashupati Nath Temple perform rituals in celebration of the "Teej" festival in Kathmandu August 23, 2009

Hindu women celebrate Teej festival in red, Nepal

A women uses a magazine to shield her face from the sun while queuing up at Pashupati Nath Temple during celebrations of the "Teej" festival in Kathmandu August 23, 2009