Many people in Nepal, do not have the luxury of bathrooms, and so, they are obliged to bathe at public pumps or in rivers or steams. Here in Butwal, where the river gushes down from the Mahabharat mountains the water is icy cold. In the early morning, I found this woman taking her bath in the river. She is not deterred by the coldness of the water. her towel and toothpaste etc are on a rock, higher up and out of the frame.