Today its Mahashivratri, on this Festival devotes offer their prayers to Lord shiva. Prayers are being observed at temples across India. Watch to know more!

Mahashivratri Festival 2024: Devotees visit temples across India to celebrate Maha Shivratri

Maha Shivratri, also known as the ‘Great night of Lord Shiva,’ is a Hindu festival observed by devotees from Kashmir to Kanyakumari with much fervour. While Shivratri falls on the 14th day of each month of the lunar calendar, Maha Shivratri is celebrated only once a year before the arrival of summer.

Significance to celebration: All you need to know about Maha Shivratri 2019

There are 12 Mahashivratri in the entire year and one Maha Shivratri which is observed on the night before the new moon in the February or March also known as the great night of Shiva or 'Shivratri'

Legends surrounding significance of Maha Shivratri

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