KATHMANDU, June 29: Hindu devotees across Nepal are celebrating the Harishayani Ekadashi festival today. The festival is observed on the first day of the four-month holy period of Chaturmas by fasting and worshiping Lord Vishnu, one of the prominent Hindu deities regarded as the protector of the universe.

KATHMANDU, July 20: Hindus across Nepal are celebrating the Harishayani Ekadashi festival today, the first day of the four-month holy period of Chaturmas, with fasting and worship and prayer to Lord Vishnu.