Women from the local Tharu community take part in religious rituals to celebrate the Jitiya festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 22, 2019. The Jitiya festival is mostly celebrated by married women from the Tharu community for the well-being of their husbands and sons by observing a fast without water. (Photo: Sunil Sharma/Xinhua)

A woman from the local Tharu community takes part in religious rituals to celebrate the Jitiya festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 22, 2019. The Jitiya festival is mostly celebrated by married women from the Tharu community for the well-being of their husbands and sons by observing a fast without water. (Photo: Sunil Sharma/Xinhua)

Women from the local Tharu community pose for a photo during the Jitiya festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 22, 2019. The Jitiya festival is mostly celebrated by married women from the Tharu community for the well-being of their husbands and sons by observing a fast without water. (Photo: Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

Women from the local Tharu community attend a mass prayer to celebrate the Jitiya festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 22, 2019. The Jitiya festival is mostly celebrated by married women from the Tharu community for the well-being of their husbands and sons by observing a fast without water. (Photo: Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)