Mahashivratri: Celebrations from across the country

Occasion of Mahashivaratri, there is a big fair in Ambarnath where people seek blessings from Lord Shiva at 1000 years old Shiva's Temple. The Mahashivaratri Fair continues for 3–4 days. It starts two days prior to Mahashivaratri and continues for a day after Mahashivaratri. (Source: Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)

Thousands of people stand in queue at Lord Shiva's temple.

Om Shiva Vishwa Shanti Dham - Maharashtra's biggest and most fabulous and famous landmark of 36 feet high idol of Lord Shiva and a holy place of worship and meditation where thousands of devotees from all over Maharshtra come for his blessings, located at Pawai Chowk, Ulhasnagar. (Source: Express photo by Deepak Joshi)

The Mankameshwar temple is ready for devotees on the eve of Maha Shivratri Festival in Lucknow on Sunday. (Source: Photo by Pramod Adhikari)

The Mankameshwar temple is ready for devotees on the eve of Maha Shivratri Festival in Lucknow on Sunday. (Source: Photo by Pramod Adhikari)

The Mankameshwar temple is ready for devotees on the eve of Maha Shivratri Festival in Lucknow on Sunday. (Source: Photo by Pramod Adhikari)

The Mankameshwar temple is ready for devotees on the eve of Maha Shivratri Festival in Lucknow on Sunday. (Source: Photo by Pramod Adhikari

The Mankameshwar temple is ready for devotees on the eve of Maha Shivratri Festival in Lucknow on Sunday. (Source: Photo by Pramod Adhikari)

A devotee dressed as Hindu god Shiva dances during a procession ahead of Shivratri festival, in Jammu, India, Saturday, March 5, 2016. (Source: Photo by AP)

Devotees dressed as Hindu goddess Kali participate in a procession ahead of Shivratri festival, in Jammu, India, Saturday, March 5, 2016. (Source: Photo by AP)

A devotee dressed as a Hindu goddess Kali participates in a procession ahead of Shivratri festival, in Jammu, India, Saturday, March 5, 2016.(Source: Photo by AP)

Hindu devotees offer prayers next to the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, ahead of Maha Shivratri festival in the northern Indian city of Allahabad. (Source: Photo by Reuters)

A man dressed as Hindu god Lord Shiva takes part in a religious procession ahead of Maha Shivratri festival in Chandigarh, India. (Source: Photo by Reuters)

An artist paints an idol of the Hindu Lord Shiva at a workshop ahead of the Hindu festival of Maha Shivratri in Agartala, India. (Source: Photo by Reuters)

Hindu devotees offer prayers next to the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, ahead of Maha Shivratri festival in the northern Indian city of Allahabad. ( Source: Photo by Reuters)

A 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, Nepal, March 7, 2016. Hindu holy men from Nepal and India come to this temple to take part in the Maha Shivaratri festival. (Source: Photo by Reuters)

Hindu holy men, or sadhus, sit beside the fire as they chant religious song during the Shivaratri festival at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Source: Photo by Reuters)

A young devotee dressed as Hindu god Shiva participates in a procession ahead of Shivratri festival, in Jammu, India, Saturday, March 5, 2016. (Source: Photo by AP)

Mumbai people are preparing for Maha Shivratri on the eve of the festival day. (Source: Photo by Pradip Das)