Festive Nepal

This picture was taken on Saturday, August 26, at the peak of the Teej Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. Teej is a Hindu women's festival celibrated by fasting and pujas. Christian women celebrate also - not as a form of worship, but as a cultural event by dressing in red and lots of dancing. It is quite a site.

So, in the picture, which pair of hands is not like the others? (This phrase was often quoted by my buddy Mike)

One set is Jenn's and the rest belong to the girls at the ServLife Children's Home in Kathmandu .

For more pictures of our first week living in Nepal, click on the Photo Page link to the right. The new pictures are in a folder called "Festive Nepal."

For more on Teej, check out the sometimes correct Wikipedia Teej.