A devotee receives tika during the Maha Shivaratri festival on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 8, 2024. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
KATHMANDU, March 9 (Xinhua) -- People happily celebrated the Maha Shivaratri festival, or the Great Night of Shiva, with devotion in Kathmandu, Nepal.
It is a notable festival in Hinduism, celebrated annually in honour of the deity Shiva between February and March, marking a remembrance of "overcoming darkness and ignorance" in life and the world.
A sadhu (holy man) is seen during the Maha Shivaratri festival on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 8, 2024. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
The premises of Pashupatinath Temple is seen during the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 8, 2024. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
Devotees are seen on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 8, 2024. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
A holy woman puts tika on the forehead of a foreigner on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 8, 2024. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)■
