KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered at a revered temple in Nepal’s capital on Wednesday to celebrate one of the country’s biggest religious festivals.

The country is virtually up in smoke due to domestic as well as wildfires engulfing it. In fact, like tigers hunting in pairs, these two disasters have brought untold sufferings to the people. Given ...

A holy man smokes marijuana at the Pashupatinath Hindu temple during Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) 34,734 people played the daily ...