Jitiya festival celebrated in Kathmandu, Nepal

Women from the local Tharu community take part in religious rituals to celebrate the Jitiya festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 22, 2019. The Jitiya festival is mostly celebrated by married women from the Tharu community for the well-being of their husbands and sons by observing a fast without water. (Photo by Sunil Sharma/Xinhua)