In remembrance of Lord Shiva's wedding
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Saints and devotees take rest at the courtyard of the Pashupatinath temple during Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu. (AP photo)
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A Nepalese Hindu sadhu paints coloured paste onto his face during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu. (AFP photo)
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Devotees throng the oldest and famous Kopineshwar Temple in Thane on the ocassion of Mahashivaratri. (Praful Gangurde/HT photo)
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A Hindu sadhu smeared with ashes sits in the sun at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu. (Reuters)
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Devotees wait in a queue at Bawkhaleshwar Temple in Navi Mumbai on the ocassion of Mahashivaratri. (Bachchan Kumar/HT photo)
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Oliver Shauf, a German national, worships Lord Shiva at Bawkhaleshwar Temple, in Navi Mumbai on the ocassion of Mahashivratri. (Bachchan Kumar/HT photo)
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Devotees offer prayers to Lord Shiva at Babulnath Mandir in Mumbai on the occasion of Mahashivaratri. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT photo)
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A Nepalese Hindu sadhu smokes marijuana from a clay pipe as a holy offering for Lord Shiva during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu. (AFP photo)
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Hindu devotees offer prayers to a 'Shiva lingam' to mark the Shivaratri festival at the Shiva Mandir in Hyderabad. (AFP photo)
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Devotees offer prayers to Lord Shiva at Babulnath Mandir in Mumbai on the occasion of Mahashivaratri. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT photo)
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Devotees offer prayers to Lord Shiva at Khada Hanuman Seva Mandal on the occasion Mahashivaratri at Worli, Mumbai. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT photo)
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