Smoke rising from cremation ceremony on banks of Bagmati River during Shivaratri festival, Pashupatinath Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Indian boys in western clothes at Vishwanatha Temple (Birla Temple) during Festival of Shivaratri in holy city of Varanasi, India

Indian Hindu pilgrims queue to visit the Golden Temple during Festival of Shivaratri in holy city of Varanasi, Northern India

Huge crowds for holy Festival of Shivaratri in the streets of the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Shivaratri festival, Pashupatinath Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Cremation ceremony on banks of Bagmati River at Shivaratri festival, Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Cremation ceremony on banks of Bagmati River at Shivaratri festival, Pashupatinath Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Sadhus (Holy men) at Shivaratri festival, Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Pashupatinath Temple during Shivaratri festival, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia