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In Pics – Hindus celebrate Maha Shivaratri

Posted on March 4, 2014 by WHN

An Indian woman dressed as Hindu Goddess Kali participates in a “Shivaratri” procession in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014.

Young Indian children sit on a huge cut out portrait of an elephant's head as they participate in a “Shivaratri” procession in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014.

A women dressed as Hindu Goddess Kali participates in a procession on the eve of Shivaratri festival, in Jammu, India, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. 

A Hindu devotee dressed as a demon lies on a representative funeral pyre during a Shivaratri procession in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014.

A Hindu devotee dressed as a demon participates in a procession on the eve of Shivaratri festival, in Jammu, India, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014.

A Hindu holy man smokes marijuana in the courtyard of the Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014.

An Indian Hindu devotee holds a human skull during a procession for Maha Shivaratri, dedicated to the Hindu god Lord Shiva, in Allahabad on Feb. 27, 2014.

An Indian Hindu devotee holds a python during a procession for Maha Shivaratri, dedicated to the Hindu god Lord Shiva, in Allahabad on Feb. 27, 2014.

Hindu devotees wait to offer prayers to Lord Shiva on the occasion of the Shivaratri festival in Jammu, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014.

A Hindu Sadhu (holy man) poses for a photograph during the Maha Shivaratri festival at the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu on Feb. 27, 2014.

A Hindu devotee offers prayers at "Sangam," the confluence of rivers of Ganges and Yamuna during the Shivaratri festival in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014.

An Indian Hindu devotee looks on during a procession for Maha Shivaratri, dedicated to the Hindu god Lord Shiva, in Allahabad on Feb. 27, 2014.

Source: Daily News

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