By Nishant S. Gurung 

A woman wearing face mask and gloves passes by the locked entrance of Pashupatinath temple, on Friday, August 21, 2020. Photo: Nishant S.Gurung/Aawaaj News

Pashupatinath temple wears a deserted look during the second day of lockdown 2.0, on Friday, August 21, 2020. Photo: Nishant S.Gurung/Aawaaj News

A general view of the Pashupatinath temple during Teej festival, on Friday, August 21, 2020. With lockdown 2.0 in effect, the government has barred mass gatherings as a result of which Pashupatinath temple received only a few Hindu devotees during the Teej festival this year. Photo: Nishant S.Gurung/Aawaaj News

A general view of the Pashupatinath temple during Teej festival, on Friday, August 21, 2020. With lockdown 2.0 in effect, the government has barred mass gatherings as a result of which Pashupatinath temple received only a few Hindu devotees during the Teej festival this year. Photo: Nishant S.Gurung/Aawaaj News

A traffic police official checks vehicles for travel passes during the second day of lockdown 2.0 at Satdobato, Kathmandu, on Friday, August 21, 2020. Photo: Nishant S.Gurung/Aawaaj News

A traffic Police official checks a motorcyclist for travel pass during the second day of lockdown 2.0, in Kathmandu, on Friday, August 21, 2020. Photo: Nishant S.Gurung/Aawaaj News

A deserted view of the ring road seen from an overhead bridge during the second day of lockdown 2.0, at Gwarko, Kathmandu, on Friday, August 21, 2020. Photo: Nishant S.Gurung/Aawaaj News

People wearing face mask pass by a closed street during the second day of lockdown 2.0, in Charkhal, Kathmandu, on Friday, August 21, 2020. Photo: Nishant S.Gurung/Aawaaj News

Shops remained shut while minimal vehicular movement was witnessed during the second day of lockdown 2.0, in Kathmandu, on Friday, August 21, 2020. Photo: Nishant S.Gurung/Aawaaj News