Tributo al sol en Nepal

Indian Hindu devotees pay homage during Chhat Puja while standing in the sarover – water tank – of the Durgiana temple in Amritsar on November 19, 2012. Devotees pay obeisance to both the rising and the setting sun in the Chhath festival when people express their thanks and seek the blessings of the forces of nature, mainly the Sun and river. AFP PHOTO /NARINDER NANU

Indian Hindu devotees perform rituals during Chhat Puja while standing in the river in Kolkata on November 20, 2012. Devotees pay obeisance to both the rising and the setting sun during the Chhath festival when people express their thanks and seek the blessings of the forces of nature, mainly the Sun and the River. AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu SARKAR

KAT55. KATMANDÚ (NEPAL), 20/11/2012.- Una devota hindú nepalesa sostiene un coco al rezar al sol naciente mientras caminan por el río Bagmati, durante el Festival Chhath en Katmandú, Nepal hoy, martes 20 de noviembre de 2012. El Festival Chhath es una festividad hindú realizada para conseguir una vida prospera y benevolencias para las personas. Esta dedicado al Señor Suyya (Sol) y a Agni (Fuego). Los devotos ayunan, se bañan y permanecen en el agua por largos periodos de tiempo ofreciendo oraciones a la puesta y la salida del sol. EFE/NARENDRA SHRESTHA

KAT53. KATMANDÚ (NEPAL), 20/11/2012.- Devotas hindúes nepaleses queman fuegos artificiales en el río Bagmati, durante el Festival Chhath en Katmandú, Nepal hoy, martes 20 de noviembre de 2012. El Festival Chhath es una festividad hindú realizada para conseguir una vida prospera y benevolencias para las personas. Esta dedicado al Señor Suyya (Sol) y a Agni (Fuego). Los devotos ayunan, se bañan y permanecen en el agua por largos periodos de tiempo ofreciendo oraciones a la puesta y la salida del sol. EFE/NARENDRA SHRESTHA

KAT54. KATMANDÚ (NEPAL), 20/11/2012.- Devotas hindúes nepaleses sostienen cocos al rezar al sol naciente mientras caminan por el río Bagmati, durante el Festival Chhath en Katmandú, Nepal hoy, martes 20 de noviembre de 2012. El Festival Chhath es una festividad hindú realizada para conseguir una vida prospera y benevolencias para las personas. Esta dedicado al Señor Suyya (Sol) y a Agni (Fuego). Los devotos ayunan, se bañan y permanecen en el agua por largos periodos de tiempo ofreciendo oraciones a la puesta y la salida del sol. EFE/NARENDRA SHRESTHA

Hindu devotees perform religious rituals as they offer prayers to the Sun God at Sangam during Chhath festival in Allahabad on November 19, 2012. Devotees pay obeisance to both the rising and the setting sun in the Chhath festival when people express their thanks and seek the blessings of the forces of nature, mainly the Sun and river. AFP PHOTO/ Sanjay KANOJIA

Indian Hindu devotees offers prayers to the sun during the "Chhat Puja "while standing in the sarover (water tank) of the Durgiana temple in Amritsar on November 20, 2012. People pay obeisance to both the rising and the setting sun in the Chhath festival when people express their thanks and seek the blessings of the forces of nature, mainly the Sun and River. AFP PHOTO /NARINDER NANU

Hindu devotees perform religious rituals as they offer prayers to the Sun God at Baluwa Gath during Chhath festival in Allahabad on November 19, 2012. Devotees pay obeisance to both the rising and the setting sun in the Chhath festival when people express their thanks and seek the blessings of the forces of nature, mainly the Sun and river. AFP PHOTO/ Sanjay KANOJIA