Maha Shivaratri or "Great Night of Shiva" - the Hindu festival

Maha Shivaratri or "Great Night of Shiva" - the Hindu festival, which is celebrated every year in the worship of the god Shiva. This is a celebration of devotion and worship of the god Shiva and his wife Parvati (Kali), which is celebrated by all orthodox Hindus on the night before the new moon in the spring month of Phalguna. it who is awake during the "Maha Shivaratri," promised material prosperity and a place in paradise. Any meditation that night is considered to be 100 times stronger than normal, due to the position of the Sun and the Moon. But the special value "Maha Shivaratri" is for women and sadhus. The first had to ask Parvati to give them a successful marriage and beautiful children, and the second - smoke marijuana and drink drug cocktail milk-based marijuana and almonds called bhanga as Shiva protects ascetics.
Every three hours believers make a great full puja (worship). All sing bhajans and the mantra "Om Namah Shivaya" ring the bells to make the atmosphere more pious. In Shiva temples lit set of lamps and garlands in large churches are playing live bands.
Hindu holy man arrives at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, 26 February 2014.





A fan, dressed in clothes Hindu god Shiva dancing during the procession on the eve of Shivaratri festival in Jammu, India. Shivaratri festival, dedicated to the worship of the Hindu god Shiva is going to celebrate across the country on Thursday.



Hindu devotees dressed in demons take part in the procession on the eve of the festival



Young Hindu devotees dressed in demons take part in the procession on the eve of the festival



Hindu devotees dressed in demons take part in the procession on the eve of the festival

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a woman dressed as the Hindu goddess Kali, participates in a procession on the eve of the festival



Hindu holy man smokes marijuana in the courtyard of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal



Hindu devotees sing religious songs in the courtyard of the Temple of Pashupatinath



Hindu holy men resting in the courtyard of the Temple Pashupatinath



ndussky holy man, or sadhu, smokes marijuana from Chillum (tube) in the premises of Pashupatinath temple during Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu on February 27, 2014. Hindu holy men from Nepal and India come to this temple to take part in the festival of Shivaratri. Hindu devotees celebrated throughout the world, dedicated to Lord Shiva Shivaratri, and holy people celebrate this event, praying, smoking marijuana or smearing ashes on their bodies.



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