Updated, March 8, 2024. 1.59 PM.
Maha Shivratri is being celebrated across the country today. The festival is celebrated to commemorate the marriage of Lord Shiva with Goddess Parvati.
In Uttar Pradesh, a large number of people are reaching Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi to offer prayers. Devotees also take a holy dip in the Ganges. In Prayagraj, devotees are taking holy dip at Sangam.
Shobha Yatra and Shiva Baraats will also be taken out at various places in the state. From Baba Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi, Lodheshwar Mahadev Temple in Barabanki to Mankameshwar Temple in Lucknow, devotees have been gathering since morning to seek blessings from Lord Shiva.
In the national capital, temples have been decorated and people started offering prayers since early this morning. Long queues of devotees are being witnessed at most of the Lord Shiva temples in Delhi.