15 Amazing Pictures of Mahashivratri Celebrations Across India
In Pictures: Maha Shivratri celebrations across India
As the country celebrates Mahashivratri today, we bring you 15 stunning pictures of the festival celebrations across India & Nepal.
Jammu: Devotees dressed as Lord Shiva participate in a procession on the eve of Shivratri.
Jammu: A woman prays in a temple during Shivratri festival.
Jammu: A man dressed as Lord Shiva performs during a religious procession ahead of the festival of Mahashivaratri.
Varanasi: Devotees take part in ‘Shiv Barat’ procession.
Allahabad: Devotees crowd to take ritualistic dip at the Sangam.
Allahabad: Devotees offers prayers to the Sun after taking a holy dip at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati.
Bhopal: Devotees take part in ‘Shiv Barat’ procession.
Bhopal: Devotees take part in ‘Shiv Barat’ procession on the occasion of Mahashivratri.
Guwahati: Devotees praying at Sukreswar temple.
Allahabad: Devotees offering milk to Shiva Linga.
Chandigarh: Devotees pour milk over a Shivling (a symbol of Lord Shiva) inside a temple during the Mahashivratri festival.
Kolkata: Devotees gather inside a temple with their offerings during the Mahashivratri festival.
Nepal: A devotee receives blessings from a Hindu holy man during Shivratri festival in Kathmandu.
Nepal: A sadhu offers prayers on a human skull at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivratri festival.
(At The Quint, we are answerable only to our audience. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member. Because the truth is worth it.)