Nepalese Hindu devotees take part in rituals to mark the Mother's Day Festival at Matathirtha on the outskirts of Kathmandu on May 6, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
Here we look at 11 touching pictures of Nepalese Hindu devotees participating in special rituals.
Nepalese Hindu devotees take a holy bath as they mark the Mother's Day Festival at Matathirtha on the outskirts of Kathmandu on May 6, 2016. PHOTO: AFP A Nepalese Hindu devotee takes a holy bath as they mark the Mother's Day Festival at Matathirtha on the outskirts of Kathmandu. PHOTO: AFP Nepalese Hindu devotees take a holy bath as they mark the Mother's Day Festival at Matathirtha on the outskirts of Kathmand. PHOTO: AFP A Nepalese youth looks out of the window of a building during events to mark the Mother's Day Festival at Matathirtha on the outskirts of Kathmandu on May 6, 2016. PHOTO: AFP Nepalese Hindu devotees take a holy bath as they mark the Mother's Day Festival at Matathirtha on the outskirts of Kathmandu on May 6, 2016. PHOTO: AFP Nepalese Hindu devotees take a holy bath as they mark the Mother's Day Festival at Matathirtha on the outskirts of Kathmandu on May 6, 2016. PHOTO: AFP A devotee offers prayers at Matathirtha to commemorate her departed mother during Mother's Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 6. PHOTO: REUTERS A devotee takes a holy bath on a stone spout to commemorate his departed mother during Mother's Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 6, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS Devotees gather at Matathirtha to commemorate their departed mothers during Mother's Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 6, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS A devotee takes a holy bath at Matathirtha to commemorate his departed mother during Mother's Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 6, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS Devotees offer prayers at Matathirtha to commemorate their departed mothers during Mother's Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 6, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
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