Maha Shivratri Festival being celebrated across the country: PM Modi greets
Maha Shivratri is being celebrated across the country today. Devotees worship Lord Shiva, the destroyer of evil, on the occasion.
In Uttar Pradesh, a large number of people are reaching Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi to offer prayers. Devotees also take a holy dip in the Ganges. In Prayagraj, devotees are taking holy dip at Sangam.
In the national capital, temples have been decorated and people started offering prayers since early this morning. Long queues of devotees are being witnessed at most of the Lord Shiva temples in Delhi.
UP celebrates Mahashivratri celebrates with full devotion and zeal
Mahashivratri is being celebrated with full devotion and zeal today across Uttar Pradesh. The festival is celebrated to commemorate the marriage of Lord Shiva with Goddess Parvati. Since morning, Shivalayas and temples across the state have been resonating with the chants of Bam-Bam Bhole and Har-Har Mahadev.
Long queues of devotees outside temples are being witnessed to worship Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Devotees worship Lord Shiva by performing Rudrabhishek, Jalabhishek and Dugdhabhishek.
On the occasion of Mahashivratri, Shobha Yatra, and Shiva Baraats will also be taken out at various places in the state. From Baba Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi, Lodheshwar Mahadev Temple in Barabanki to Mankameshwar Temple in Lucknow, devotees have been gathering since morning to seek blessings from Lord Shiva.
PM greets people on Maha Shivratri
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on the occasion of Maha Shivratri. Shri Modi also wished that may this great festival bring new energy in everyone’s life and also gives new strength to the resolutions of the country in Amritkaal.
