Thousands of devotees from across Nepal and neighbouring India thronged the revered Pashupatinath Temple since early morning to offer prayers on Maha Shivratri on Wednesday. People queued up at the Pashupatinath Temple at the bank of Bagmati River in Kathmandu since late Tuesday to have darshan of the Shiva Linga.

On the eve of Maha Shivratri, six former Army Chiefs of the Indian Army were spotted performing a special pooja at the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. The former army chiefs are in Nepal at the invitation of the Nepal Army.

Serpentine lines stretching far and wide leading to the Pashupatinath temple, Hindu devotees have been observing Maha Shivaratri with devotion, prayer and rituals. From early morning, the Hindu devotees offered incense sticks,

On the eve of the Maha Shivaratri festival, 2081, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli visited the Pashupatinath Temple this evening and offered obeisance. During his visit, he performed pooja and aarati at the temple and received a briefing from officials of the Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) regarding the festival preparations.

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The ongoing 45-day Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, India, is expected to have a positive impact during the Maha Shivaratri festival. This year, the vibrant atmosphere of Maha Shivaratri, a major Hindu festival, has already started to be seen more in the Pashupatinath Temple area than in previous years.

Devotees continued to arrive at Tapkeshwar Temple to offered prayers on the occasion of Maha Shivratri in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun on February 26. Maha Shivaratri, known as the night of Lord Shiva, is observed with great fervour in India and other Hindu populous countries.

Maha Shivratri is a grand Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Shiva, observed with fasting, night-long vigils, and prayers. Devotees visit temples, chant "Om Namah Shivaya," and offer milk, bel leaves, and fruits to Shiva Lingas.