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Shiva Ratri, the Night of Shiva on March 8Sunday - 06th March 2005 |
| Nepal is the only Hindu kingdom in the world, thus Lord Shiva is praised and worshipped throughout the kingdom. Hindus all over the world know him through different names and forms. He is the most sought-after deity amongst the Hindus and devotees pray to him as the god of immense large-heartedness who they believe grants all their wishes. Shiva Ratri is the night of Lord Shiva when his own divine grace created him. Hindus all over the world celebrate this day with a lot of zeal and enthusiasm. Shiva Ratri literally means 'The night consecrated to Shiva'. This auspicious festival falls on the fourteenth day of the waning moon in the month of Falgun, (February - March in the Gregorian calendar). The temple of Pashupatinath in Kathmandu, which is considered as one of the holiest shrines of the Hindus, glorifying Lord Shiva, receives more than hundred thousands worshippers during the festival of Shiva Ratri. These worshippers come from far and wide to pay their respects and homage to Mahadev on his sacred day. This year Shiva Ratri falls on March 8. The places to watch and observe during the festival are the Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu and all Lord Shiva's temples in Nepal. |
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