Maha Shivaratri Festival pictures by Skanda Gautam

A Sadhu or holy man applies color on his forehead while getting ready during Maha Shivaratri festival inside Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. Thousands of sadhus from India and Nepal come to celebrate the festival of Maha Shivaratri by smoking marijuana, smearing their bodies with ash and offering prayers devoted to the Hindu Deity Lord Shiva.

Sadhu or holy man inside Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu


Sadhu or holy man inside Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu


Sadhu or holy man inside Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu


Sadhu or holy man inside Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu


Sadhu or holy man inside Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu


Sadhu or holy man inside Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu


Sadhu or holy man inside Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu


Sadhu or holy man inside Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu


Sadhu or holy man inside Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu


Sadhu or holy man inside Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu


Sadhu or holy man inside Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu