Hindu women take holy bath in Bagmati River on the occasion of Rishi Panchami festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu. Hindu women believe that the fasting, worship and the holy bath in the river will purify any offenses that occurred during menstruation period.
Hindu women celebrate Rishi Panchami festival by fasting and taking holy bath in rivers. Hindu women believe that the fasting, worship and the holy bath in the river will purify any offenses that occurred during menstruation period. In most of the Hindu family, Menstruation is taken as symbol impurity and women are not supposed to take part in religious ceremonies during this period. Women worship Sapta Rishi (Seven Saints) asking forgiveness for the offenses occurred during the monthly periods throughout the Year.
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