Nepal: hinduski festiwal Rishi Panchami [GALERIA]

Nepalskie kobiety biorą tradycyjną świętą kąpiel w rzece Manhara, podczas festiwalu Rishi Panchami w Katmandu (stolicy Nepalu). Podczas festiwalu Rishi Panchami nepalskie kobiety czczą Sapta Rishi (siedmiu świętych) prosząc o przebaczenie za swoje seksualne i religijne grzechy. 

epa07018738 Nepalese women take a traditional holy bath in the Manhara River as they mark the Rishi Panchami in Kathmandu, Nepal, 14 September 2018. During the Rishi Panchami festival Nepalese women worship Sapta Rishi (the seven saints) asking forgiveness for their sexual and religious sins committed during their monthly bleeding periods throughout the year. In the Hindu religion, menstruation is taken as a symbol of impurity and women should not take part in religious practices and in sexual activities during their periods. It is believed that Rishi Panchami is the occasion to wash off one’s impurity for the whole year. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa07018740 Nepalese women take a traditional holy bath in the Manhara River as they mark the Rishi Panchami in Kathmandu, Nepal, 14 September 2018. During the Rishi Panchami festival Nepalese women worship Sapta Rishi (the seven saints) asking forgiveness for their sexual and religious sins committed during their monthly bleeding periods throughout the year. In the Hindu religion, menstruation is taken as a symbol of impurity and women should not take part in religious practices and in sexual activities during their periods. It is believed that Rishi Panchami is the occasion to wash off one’s impurity for the whole year. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa07018742 Nepalese women take a traditional holy bath in the Manhara River as they mark the Rishi Panchami in Kathmandu, Nepal, 14 September 2018. During the Rishi Panchami festival Nepalese women worship Sapta Rishi (the seven saints) asking forgiveness for their sexual and religious sins committed during their monthly bleeding periods throughout the year. In the Hindu religion, menstruation is taken as a symbol of impurity and women should not take part in religious practices and in sexual activities during their periods. It is believed that Rishi Panchami is the occasion to wash off one’s impurity for the whole year. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa07018744 Nepalese women take a traditional holy bath in the Manhara River as they mark the Rishi Panchami in Kathmandu, Nepal, 14 September 2018. During the Rishi Panchami festival Nepalese women worship Sapta Rishi (the seven saints) asking forgiveness for their sexual and religious sins committed during their monthly bleeding periods throughout the year. In the Hindu religion, menstruation is taken as a symbol of impurity and women should not take part in religious practices and in sexual activities during their periods. It is believed that Rishi Panchami is the occasion to wash off one’s impurity for the whole year. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa07018747 Nepalese women take a traditional holy bath in the Manhara River as they mark the Rishi Panchami in Kathmandu, Nepal, 14 September 2018. During the Rishi Panchami festival Nepalese women worship Sapta Rishi (the seven saints) asking forgiveness for their sexual and religious sins committed during their monthly bleeding periods throughout the year. In the Hindu religion, menstruation is taken as a symbol of impurity and women should not take part in religious practices and in sexual activities during their periods. It is believed that Rishi Panchami is the occasion to wash off one’s impurity for the whole year. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa07018748 Nepalese women take a traditional holy bath in the Manhara River as they mark the Rishi Panchami in Kathmandu, Nepal, 14 September 2018. During the Rishi Panchami festival Nepalese women worship Sapta Rishi (the seven saints) asking forgiveness for their sexual and religious sins committed during their monthly bleeding periods throughout the year. In the Hindu religion, menstruation is taken as a symbol of impurity and women should not take part in religious practices and in sexual activities during their periods. It is believed that Rishi Panchami is the occasion to wash off one’s impurity for the whole year. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa07018749 Nepalese women take a traditional holy bath in the Manhara River as they mark the Rishi Panchami in Kathmandu, Nepal, 14 September 2018. During the Rishi Panchami festival Nepalese women worship Sapta Rishi (the seven saints) asking forgiveness for their sexual and religious sins committed during their monthly bleeding periods throughout the year. In the Hindu religion, menstruation is taken as a symbol of impurity and women should not take part in religious practices and in sexual activities during their periods. It is believed that Rishi Panchami is the occasion to wash off one’s impurity for the whole year. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa07018750 Nepalese women take a traditional holy bath in the Manhara River as they mark the Rishi Panchami in Kathmandu, Nepal, 14 September 2018. During the Rishi Panchami festival Nepalese women worship Sapta Rishi (the seven saints) asking forgiveness for their sexual and religious sins committed during their monthly bleeding periods throughout the year. In the Hindu religion, menstruation is taken as a symbol of impurity and women should not take part in religious practices and in sexual activities during their periods. It is believed that Rishi Panchami is the occasion to wash off one’s impurity for the whole year. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa07018751 Nepalese women take a traditional holy bath in the Manhara River as they mark the Rishi Panchami in Kathmandu, Nepal, 14 September 2018. During the Rishi Panchami festival Nepalese women worship Sapta Rishi (the seven saints) asking forgiveness for their sexual and religious sins committed during their monthly bleeding periods throughout the year. In the Hindu religion, menstruation is taken as a symbol of impurity and women should not take part in religious practices and in sexual activities during their periods. It is believed that Rishi Panchami is the occasion to wash off one’s impurity for the whole year. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epaselect epa07018752 Nepalese women take a traditional holy bath in the Manhara River as they mark the Rishi Panchami in Kathmandu, Nepal, 14 September 2018. During the Rishi Panchami festival Nepalese women worship Sapta Rishi (the seven saints) asking forgiveness for their sexual and religious sins committed during their monthly bleeding periods throughout the year. In the Hindu religion, menstruation is taken as a symbol of impurity and women should not take part in religious practices and in sexual activities during their periods. It is believed that Rishi Panchami is the occasion to wash off one’s impurity for the whole year. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

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