Mahashivratri News

Since 3 AM, devotees, including families and tourists from various parts of India, were seen climbing the hill to reach the temple. 

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March will see bank closures on several days. ATMs and online platforms will provide access to financial services on bank holidays. Today, banks will be closed in several Indian states.

Banks will be closed on multiple occasions. Banks will be closed on March 8 on Mahashivratri. Branches will be closed on March 25.

To celebrate one of India's largest and most sacred festivals, Mahashivratri, &TV artists Kamna Pathak (Rajesh, Happu Ki Ultan Paltan), Vidisha Srivastava (Anita Bhabi, Bhabiji Ghar Par Hai) and Neha Joshi (Yashoda, Doosri Maa), visited the most revered Lord Shiva temples. Vidisha Srivastava (Anita Bhabi) visited her hometown, Varanasi, to attend the Shiv Mahotsav at the world-famous Kashi Vishwanath temple. Kamna Pathak (Rajesh Singh) visited her hometown Indore and then witnessed the grand celebration at one of the most revered Lord Shiva temples in Ujjain – the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple.

11- feet high Shivling made of mercury and sulfur is enhancing the glory of Shiv Dham in Jalandhar. The Shivling is the tallest in Northern India. To make Shivling of mercury, it needs to be made solid.

Mahashivratri festival will be celebrated with pomp on 18th February. Crowds of devotees will throng historical temples to perform Jalabhishek. Preparations are being done in full swing in the temples. Pashupatinath temple complex has been decorated on this occasion, along with many programs are also being organized.

The date and timing for the opening of the Himalayan temple dedicated to Lord Shiva were announced after a brief religious ceremony held at Omkareshwar temple on the occasion of Mahashivaratri.  

On Mahashivratri, it's the best time for devotees to revisit the below-mentioned films that celebrate the magical powers of the deity, also known as Neelkanth.

There are as many as 12 Jyotirlingas in India which are symbolic of the 'radiance of Lord Shiva' (Jyoti meaning radiance and Linga – part of Shiva).

'Mahashivratri' is a festival that is being celebrated with pomp in the whole country. Lord Shiva makes the path of creation through destruction. In this video, know the importance of Lord Shiva's thoughts in this modern era.

महाशिवरात्रि के मौके पर देशभर के शिव मंदिरों में पूजा पाठ के लिए श्रद्धालुओं की भीड़ उमड़ रही है.

This is the first 'shahi snan' of Mahakumbh started at Haridwar on the special occasion of Maha Shivratri. In view of the 'shahi snan' of Naga Baba and the sadhus, common devotees have been allowed to bathe after 7 AM. There is a lot of agile preparation from the police administration regarding the first bath of Mahakumbh.

To celebrate Mahashivratri, devotees observe a fast and perform religious activities to please Lord Shiva. 

Mahashivratri is one of the major festivals of Hindus. The devotees of Lord Shiva wait for this day throughout the year. Huge crowds of devotees can be seen in the temples of Lord Shiva since morning in many parts of the country to offer prayers on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri. It is believed that by offering water, milk, belpatra, plum and cannabis on the Shivling on this day, all the wishes of the devotees are fulfilled.

Kumbh Mela began on January 14 and concluded on March 4 with the sixth and final "Shahi Snan" on Mahashivratri.

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The Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, held in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad from January 15 on Makar Sakranti to March 4 this year. 

Maha Shivratri will be celebrated on March 4 this year.