The month-long Swasthani Brata Katha festival concluded on Friday.The festival was observed from the full moon day of Poush to Magh (mid-January to mid-February) .The holy fair attracts thousands of devotees every year at the bank of Salinadi River in Sankhu, on the eastern outskirts of Kathmandu.The text of Swasthani Mahatmya is recited in every Nepali Hindu home during the month.On the occasion, unmarried women fast to get a good husband whereas those married pray for the longevity of their husbands.Devotees also visit the banks of other holy rivers in the same manner as on the bank of Salinadi River to mark the conclusion of Swasthani Brata.
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