Scenes at Pashupatinath on the day of Mahashivaratri.

Pashupatinath, reflected in the Bagmati river.

A devotee throws offerings of flowers into the river.

Feeding the body and the soul.

A gathering of babas.

Under a baba’s tent – paraphernalia and all.

One of the many street vendors hawking food and all sorts of knickknacks.

Pashupatinath in the dying light.

ALL PHOTOS: FOO CHEE CHANG