UIG797895: Two Sadhu (holy man) in Pashupati Nath temple, Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 26, 2006. Maha Shivaratri, the night of Lord Shiva, to celebrated the festivals every year more than hundreds of thousands of devotees and pilgrims from all over Nepal, India and others parts of the world come together at the Pashupati Nath temple complex, in Kathmandu, Nepal. During Shivaratri, the temple of Pashupati Nath, dedicated to Lord Shiva, becomes all spruced up in anticipation of the arrival of Sadhus, yogis and others holy men as well as the hundreds of thousands of devotees Hindu pilgrims. For non-Hindus, Shivaratri offers a fascinating insight into very important religious event as well an opportunity to see the diverse culture, people and costumes with the most gawked at the Hindu holy men- the Sadhus and Yogis, smeared in ash, their foreheads striated with many different and intriguing designs under many different types of hair-do. All of them Smoking Marijuana as a tools of meditation and Prasad (food offered to a god or goddess). (photo) / Bridgeman Images
UIG797897: A Sadhu (holy man) in Pashupati Nath temple, Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 26, 2006. Maha Shivaratri, the night of Lord Shiva, to celebrated the festivals every year more than hundreds of thousands of devotees and pilgrims from all over Nepal, India and others parts of the world come together at the Pashupati Nath temple complex, in Kathmandu, Nepal. During Shivaratri, the temple of Pashupati Nath, dedicated to Lord Shiva, becomes all spruced up in anticipation of the arrival of Sadhus, yogis and others holy men as well as the hundreds of thousands of devotees Hindu pilgrims. For non-Hindus, Shivaratri offers a fascinating insight into very important religious event as well an opportunity to see the diverse culture, people and costumes with the most gawked at the Hindu holy men- the Sadhus and Yogis, smeared in ash, their foreheads striated with many different and intriguing designs under many different types of hair-do. All of them Smoking Marijuana as a tools of meditation and Prasad (food offered to a god or goddess). (photo) / Bridgeman Images
UIG796047: This is the dance of 'holi', the festival of color. People are dancing a special dance with bamboo sticks. One of the men is dressed like a woman in order to play an important religious role. But this time the festival of color lacks color, because the price of rice is up from 12 taka to 20 taka. (photo) / Bridgeman Images