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