Indusssky Festival Shivarati

"Maha Shivaratri (" The Great Night of Shiva ") - Hindu festival, which is celebrated every year in the worship of the god Shiva. Maha Shivaratri is celebrated in the Krishna Paksha Chaterdeshi Hindu calendar month Maagha, which falls on February or March, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar «.





1. A fan dressed in the clothes of the Hindu god Shiva dancing during the procession on the eve of the festival of Shivaratri, in Jammu, India, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. The festival of Shivaratri, dedicated to the worship of the Hindu god Shiva going to celebrate across the country on Thursday.



2. Hindu holy man arrives at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, 26 February 2014.



3. Hindu devotees dressed in demons take part in a procession on the eve of the festival of Shivaratri, in Jammu, India, Wednesday, 26 February 2014.



4. Young Hindu devotees dressed in demons take part in a procession on the eve of the festival of Shivaratri, in Jammu, India, Wednesday, 26 February 2014.



5. The Hindu devotees dressed in demons take part in a procession on the eve of the festival of Shivaratri, in Jammu, India, Wednesday, 26 February 2014.



6. A woman dressed as the Hindu goddess Kali, participates in a procession on the eve of the festival of Shivaratri, in Jammu, India, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. The festival of Shivaratri, dedicated to the worship of the Hindu god Shiva, will be celebrated across the country on Thursday.



8. The Hindu devotees sing religious songs in the courtyard of the temple Pashupatinath in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. The festival of Shivaratri dedicated to the worship of the Hindu god Shiva, will be celebrated on Thursday.



9. Hindu holy men relaxing in the courtyard of the Temple Pashupatinath in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, 26 February 2014.