Maha Shivratri 2018: Watch Devotees throng Varanasi to offer prayers
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 13 (ANI): Thousands of devotees thronged holy city of Varanasi to offer prayers on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri. Shivratri is not for celebrations and merry-making but to worship Lord Shiva ‘the destroyer of evil’, introspect and become meditative. Devotees in thousands lined up to get a glimpse of Shivling and seek his blessings on Mahashivratri. While Shivratri comes once every month, Mahashivratri also known as ‘great night of lord Shiva’ comes once in a year, just before the arrival of Spring season in the month of February or March.