A devotee offers a ritual prayer at Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec. 16, 2020. The Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal reopened for devotees on Wednesday morning, almost eight months after it was shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

A devotee offers a ritual prayer at Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec. 16, 2020. The Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal reopened for devotees on Wednesday morning, almost eight months after it was shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

A devotee offers a ritual prayer at Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec. 16, 2020. The Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal reopened for devotees on Wednesday morning, almost eight months after it was shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

Devotees are pictured at Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal on Dec. 16, 2020. The Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal reopened for devotees on Wednesday morning, almost eight months after it was shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

Devotees are pictured at Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal on Dec. 16, 2020. The Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal reopened for devotees on Wednesday morning, almost eight months after it was shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

Workers clean the premises of Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec. 16, 2020. The Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal reopened for devotees on Wednesday morning, almost eight months after it was shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)