People perform a ritual during the Baishak Asnan festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 6, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
KATHMANDU, April 7 (Xinhua) -- People gathered in Kathmandu to take a ritual bath and pay reverence to the water spouts during the Baishak Asnan festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. The locals believe that taking a holy bath on this day purifies their spirit and makes them free from skin diseases.
A woman takes a holy bath during the Baishak Asnan festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 6, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A woman takes a holy bath during the Baishak Asnan festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 6, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A boy takes a holy bath during the Baishak Asnan festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 6, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
People perform a ritual during the Baishak Asnan festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 6, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A woman takes a holy bath during the Baishak Asnan festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 6, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua) ■
