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Maha Shivratri 2018: How India is celebrating Lord Shiva and the Shivratri festival
1 / 13Devotees dressed as Hindu goddess Kali participate in a procession. (Source:File Image)
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2 / 13Artists dressed up as Lord Shiv performed during the Shivratri celebrations at Sanatam Dharam Mandir in sector 38 Chandigarh. (Source: Express Photo by Sahil Walia)
3 / 13On this day, devotees of Lord Shiva observe a fast and visit Shiva temples across the country. Pujas are performed in the late evening and milk is offered to the Shivaling. At some temples, cultural programmes are also organised. (Source: File Image)
4 / 13People pray at a Shiva Temple in Vile Parle, Mumbai. Source: Express Photo by Vignesh Krishnamoorthy)
5 / 13An Indian man holds a skull and a bone during a procession to mark Mahashivratri festival in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, February 13, 2018. (Source: AP)
6 / 13Devotees of Bharat Sevashram Sangha organised a religious procession to mark Maha Shivratri on the streets of Kolkata. (Source: AP)
7 / 13Two Indian youth dressed as Hindu goddess Kali take a selfie during a procession to mark Mahashivratri festival in Allahabad, India, Tuesday, February 13, 2018. (Source: AP)
8 / 13Girls offering prayers at a Shiva temple in Patna on the occasion of Maha Shivratri on Tuesday. (Source: PTI)
9 / 13Kolkata: A view of a wholesale flower market on the occasion of Hindu festival of Mahashivratri, in Kolkata on Tuesday. (Source: PTI)
10 / 13Devotees offer prayers to Lord Shiva on the occasion of Maha Shivratri festival in Bikaner on Tuesday. (Source: PTI)
11 / 13Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his wife Sadhna Singh pulling a chariot of Lord Shiva during a Shiv Barat (procession), being taken out on the occasion of Maha Shivratri festival in Bhopal on Tuesday. (Source: PTI)
12 / 13Devotees offer prayers at Kopineswar Temple on the occasion of Maha Shivratri in Thane, Mumbai on Tuesday. (Source: PTI)
13 / 13Devotees wait in a queue to offer prayers at a temple on the occasion of Mahashivratri in Allahabad on Tuesday. (Source: PTI)
