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#Mahashivratri: Om Namah Shivay echoes across India

February 17, 2015

People across India on Tuesday offered prayers on Mahashivratri, believed to be a celebration of the wedding of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. In many places, devotees stayed awake all night, sang hymns and chanted ‘Om Namah Shivay’ to seek the Lord’s blessings.

Let's take a glimpse at Mahashivratri celebrations across the country. By the way, you too can share your Mahashivratri photos with us, HERE



Image: Image: Devotees offer prayers at the Shiv temple at Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur. Photograph: Chandra Mohan Aloria




Image: Devotees pour milk over Shivling (a symbol of Lord Shiva) inside a temple in Chandigarh. Photograph: Ajay Verma/Reuters




Image: A sadhu smokes marijuana in a chillum on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu. Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters




Image: Devotees offer prayers in front of an idol of Lord Shiva outside a temple in Kolkata. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters




Image: Devotees perform abhishek of Lord Shiva on the occasion of Maha Shivratri festival at a temple in Gurgaon. Photograph: PTI Photo




Image: Devotees worshiping Lord Shiva on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri festival at a temple in Allahabad. Photograph: PTI Photo




Image: A Kashmiri Pandit couple performs puja at Habbal Kadal in Srinagar. Photograph: PTI Photo



Image: A foreigner is seen worshipping Lord Shiva at the banks of river Ganga in Varanasi. Photograph: PTI Photo




Image: Foreign devotees perform 'abhishek' of Lord Shiva at a temple in Jaunpur. Photograph: PTI Photo




Image: A boy dressed as Lord Shiva stands inside a temple during Mahashivratri festival in Trakeshawar, about 50 km (30 miles) west of Kolkata. Photograph: Jayanta Shaw/Reuters

You too can share your Mahashivratri photos with us, HERE 

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