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In Pictures | How devotees celebrated Maha Shivaratri across the world
The festival which is considered to be one of the most auspicious ones is celebrated with utmost devotion and religious fervour with the reverence of Lord Shiva.
DNA Web Team | Mar 07, 2016, 08:48 PM IST
1.Coloured Sadhu
A Nepalese Hindu Sadhu (holy man) paints coloured paste onto his face during the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu. Hundreds of sadhu have arrived in Kathmandus Pashupatinath to take part in the Maha Shivaratri festival - AFP
2.The look!
A Nepalese Sadhu (holy man) looks on during preparations for the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu - AFP
3.Smoking up!
A Sadhu (Hindu holy man), smokes a chillum, a traditional clay pipe, as a holy offering to Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of creation and destruction near the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu - AFP
4.Offerings to Lord Shiva
Devotees gather at Kopineswar Temple on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri in Thane, Mumbai - PTI
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5.President Mukherjee celebrating Maha Shivaratri
President Pranab Mukherjee prays at PBG Mandir on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri at Presidents Estate in New Delhi - PTI
6.Devotees praying
Hindu devotees offer prayers during the Maha Shivaratri festival in Ahmedabad - Reuters
7.The 525 Shiva Linga
Hindu devotes offer pooja at 525 Shiva lingam on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri in Kota - PTI
8.Goddess Kali
An Indian artist dressed as Hindu goddess Kali performs during a religious procession to mark the Hindu festival of Maha Shivaratri in Allahabad - AFP
9.Mahadev
Indian artists dressed as Hindu deities perform during a religious procession to mark the Hindu festival of Maha Shivaratri in Allahabad - AFP
10.Shiva Lingam
An Indian Hindu priest offer prayers to a Shiva Lingam, a stone sculpture representing the phallus of Hindu god Lord Shiva, to mark the Maha Shivaratri festival at the Lord Shiva Temple in Hyderabad - AFP
11.Devotee taking blessings of Lord Shiva
An Indian Hindu devotee offer prayers to a Shiva Lingam, a stone sculpture representing the phallus of Hindu god Lord Shiva, to mark the Maha Shivaratri festival at the Lord Shiva Temple in Hyderabad - AFP
12.'Abhishek' of Lord Shiva
Devotees perform "Abhishek" of Lord Shiva at a temple on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri in Allahabad - PTI
13.Devotee dressed as Lord Shiva
An Indian Hindu devotee dressed as the deity Shiva takes part in a procession during the Maha Shivaratri festival in Amritsar - AFP
14.Har Har Mahadev!
Hindu holy man, or sadhu, smeared with ashes smokes marijuana in a chillum during the Shivaratri festival on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu - Reuters
