Mahashivratri celebrated with religious fervour across the country

 
 
 
 
Updated: February 27, 2014 18:55 IST

Millions of devotees across the country on Thursday celebrated the Mahashivratri festival with enthusiasm and religious fervour by observing fasts and prayers.

Mahashivratri celebrated with religious fervour across the country
A Hindu devotee pours milk as devotees offer prayers before a row of Shivlings, idols symbolic of Hindu god Shiva, at a temple in Allahabad on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014.
Mahashivratri celebrated with religious fervour across the country
Hindu devotees wait with pots of water to offer prayers to Lord Shiva on the occasion of "Shivaratri" festival in Jammu on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014.
Mahashivratri celebrated with religious fervour across the country
Hindu devotees wait to offer prayers to Lord Shiva on the occasion of "Shivaratri" festival in Jammu on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014.
Mahashivratri celebrated with religious fervour across the country
Hindu devotees offer prayers at "Sangam," the confluence of rivers of Ganges and Yamuna during the "Shivaratri" festival in Allahabad on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014
Mahashivratri celebrated with religious fervour across the country
Hindu devotees wait to offer prayers to Lord Shiva on the occasion of "Shivaratri" festival in Jammu on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014.
Mahashivratri celebrated with religious fervour across the country
Hindu devotees offer prayers before a row of Shivlings, idols symbolic of Hindu god Shiva, at a temple in Allahabad on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014.
Mahashivratri celebrated with religious fervour across the country
Hindu devotees wait to offer prayers to Lord Shiva on the occasion of "Shivaratri" festival in Jammu on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014
Mahashivratri celebrated with religious fervour across the country
Hindu devotees dressed as demons participate in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival, in Jammu, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014
Mahashivratri celebrated with religious fervour across the country
Young Hindu devotees dressed as demons participate in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival, in Jammu, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014
Mahashivratri celebrated with religious fervour across the country
A women dressed as Hindu Goddess Kali participates in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival, in Jammu, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014
Mahashivratri celebrated with religious fervour across the country
A Hindu devotee dressed as a demon participates in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival, in Jammu, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014
Mahashivratri celebrated with religious fervour across the country
Hindu devotees dressed as demons participate in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival, in Jammu, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014
Mahashivratri celebrated with religious fervour across the country
A devotee dressed as Hindu God Shiva dances as he participates in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival, in Jammu, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014.

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