A month-long fast, especially in Shaalinadi, Sankhu — to fulfil one’s wishes — is one of the charm of Shree Swasthani Bratakatha festival. Hindu devotees from across the nation flock to this religious ...

Swasthani is one of Nepal’s most popular Hindu goddesses, but she is a unique figure in a land of many multifaceted deities. She is little known beyond her devotees, who annually recite the Swasthani ...

A month-long Swasthani Brata (fast) began today. Family members of most of the Hindu households gathered and read the story of Swasthani, which narrates the life of Lord Shiva, his family and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nepalese women participate in the 'Swasthani Vrata Katha' ritual. Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, CC BY-SA I first heard the popular ...

Pious Hindus offered prayers and incense at a suburb of Kathmandu yesterday, in honor of the month-long Swasthani festival, which celebrates the Goddess Swasthani. Swasthani is thought to grant wishes ...

Lakhs of devotees pay obeisance and worship Shri Swasthani and Madhav Narayan during the month-long fair that takes place in Shankhu district of Kathmandu valley. People visit the Bajrayogini Temple ...

(The Conversation) — Swasthani holds a central place in Nepali culture. Its female characters uphold ideals of faithful wifehood – seen by some as patriarchal and by others as a source of strength.

(THE CONVERSATION) I first heard the popular “Swasthani Vrata Katha” – a devotional text – recited in Sankhu, a village on the outskirts of Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley, some 25 years ago. The text tells ...