Monday, February 20, 2012

Maha Shivaratri 2012

A man prays in a pond during the Maha Shivaratri festival at the Bhavnath temple in Junagadh district, in the western Indian state of Gujarat.



An Indian girl performs acrobatic skills on a rope during Maha Shivaratri festival celebrations at Bhavnath temple in Junagadh, about 327 kilometer (204 miles) from Ahmedabad.



A devotee worshipping Lord Shiva during platinum jubilee celebration of Brahmakumaris in Rajasthan.



Hindu devotees pour milk over Shivling (a symbol of Lord Shiva) inside a temple during the Maha Shivaratri festival in the northern Indian city of Allahabad.



A Hindu devotee dressed as Shiva participates in a procession on Sivratri festival, in Jammu.



Devotees pray over a Shiva Lingam, a stone sculpture representing the phallus of Hindu god Lord Shiva, on Maha Shivaratri at the Keesaragutta Temple on the outskirts of Hyderabad. 



A boy dressed as Hindu Lord Shiva wraps a python around his neck before performing at a park near a temple during the Maha Shivaratri festival in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh.

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