Indian Hindu devotee busy worships Lord Shiva on the occasion of Maha Shivratri in Kolkata. Maha Shivratri is one of the biggest festivals of the Hindus, Shivratri or night of Lord Shiva is marked as the god performing the ?Tandava Nritya? ( a vigorous dance) or the dance of primordial creation, preservation and destruction. According to another legend, this is the night when Shiva and Parvati got married. In this occasion, considered especially auspicious for women, they fast throughout the day and throng Shiva temples to offer leaves of woodapple tree (bel), wood apples, fruits and flowers

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Indian Hindu devotee busy worships Lord Shiva on the occasion of Maha Shivratri in Kolkata. Maha Shivratri is one of the biggest festivals of the Hindus, Shivratri or night of Lord Shiva is marked as the god performing the ?Tandava Nritya? ( a vigorous dance) or the dance of primordial creation, preservation and destruction. According to another legend, this is the night when Shiva and Parvati got married. In this occasion, considered especially auspicious for women, they fast throughout the day and throng Shiva temples to offer leaves of woodapple tree (bel), wood apples, fruits and flowers and a lamp (diya) in Kolkata, India. (Photo by Saikat Paul/Pacific Press)

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