In pics: Nepal’s Pashupatinath temple gets 1 million devotees on Mahashivratri – Hindustan Times
Nearly one million devotees from India and Nepal thronged the famous 5th century Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu on Friday on the occasion of Mahashivratri festival. Security was beefed up with the deployment of 6,000 security personnel in the vicinity of the temple situated on the banks of the Bagmati river for the annual Mahashivratri festival to More...
Shivratri celebrations: Commemorating the day of Lord Shiva – Hindustan Times
Mahashivratri, the Hindu festival observed annually in honour of god Shiva, will be celebrated with pomp and grandeur this year too on February 24. Commemorating the festival, the devotees fast through out the day. More...
Lord Shiva fair opens at Singheshwar today – Times of India
MADHEPURA: Thousands of devotes from Mithila, Simanchal and Nepal are expected to offer ‘jal’ to the shrine of Lord Shiva at the Singheshwar Sthan where a monthlong Mahashivaratri fair and a three-day More...
Kanwariyas fetch Ganga jal to offer at Shiva temples – The Tribune
Lord Shiva devotees chanting ‘Bum Bum Bhole’ and ‘Har Har Mahadev’ left for their homes today. Lakhs of Kanwariyas arrived here today to fetch holy Ganga jal from Har-ki-Pauri and other Ganga ghats to be More...
Lord Shiva shrines in Odisha geared up for ‘Maha Shivratri’ tomorrow – Odisha Tv
Bhubaneswar: Elaborate arrangements have been put in place for devotees who have started thronging at the shrines of Lord Shiva throughout the State to celebrate ‘Maha Shivratri’ tomorrow. Temple authorities More...
Watch free live streaming of Ujjain Mahakal Darshan
Every year Lord Shiva devotees visit Ujjain in large numbers during the Maha Shivaratri festival to worship Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga. One of the 12 Lord Mahadeva Jyotirlinga shrines, Ujjain Mahakal Darshan, is More...
Ujjain: 2-day Kalpvalli programme concludes at Kalidas Academy – FPJ
Ujjain: Two- day Kalpvalli programme organised by Kalidas Academy concluded here on Tuesday. Veteran Sanskrit scholar and former divisional commissioner Mohan Gupt was chief guest who addressed the audience in the More...
Kanwariyas on their way to Lodheshwar Mahadev temple – Hindustan Times
For over a decade now, Sunil Kumar of Manikapur village near Unnao has been undertaking a journey on foot every year ahead of Mahashivratri to offer Gangajal at the famous Lodheshwar Mahadev temple in Barabanki. More...
Lord Shiva’s J&K abode to host ‘Baraat’ – DNA India
People can now come and be a part of Shiv Baraat at the ancient Shri Shiv Khori Cave Shrine in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. Shiv Khori Shrine Board (SKSB) is organising the three-day festival to celebrate More...
Guru Ravidas Jayanti: Importance and Significance of the famous saint of the Bhakti Movement -India.com
Guru Ravidas was a famous saint of the Bhakti Movement and was born in 1377 C.E. at Mandhuadhe which is located in Uttar Pradesh, India. His birth date is still not determined while some say he was born in 1377 More...