Priest perfoms Havan or arti or fire pooja at the Koti linga temple Kolar, South India for the Hindu festival of Maha shivratri
Maha Shivatri is a Hindu festival that worships the god Shiva. A Havan is a sacred purifying ritual (yajna) in Hinduism that involves a fire ceremony. It is a ritual of sacrifice made to the fire god Agni. After lighting a Havan Kund (sacrificial fire), objects such as fruits, honey, or wooden goods are put into the sacred there are any spirits that are evil around you or even inside you they get burned off in the sacred is believed that this sacrifice will bring health, happiness, luck and prosperity.
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