Editorial photo #13320302 Religion and Belief

Eve Of Maha Shivaratri Festival At The Pashupatinath Temple.

A sadhu, a Hindu holy person, smokes marijuana from a traditional chillum on the eve of the Maha Shivaratri festival at the Pashupatinath Temple complex in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 14, 2026. Hundreds of Hindu saints from Nepal and India gather at the Pashupatinath Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, for the festival of Shivaratri. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #13320302
Date taken: 14 February 2026
Location: —
Photographer: Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto
Category: Religion and Belief

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