{"id":41383,"date":"2017-02-25T11:56:53","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T06:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalpress.hinduismnow.org\/?p=41383"},"modified":"2017-02-25T11:56:53","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T06:26:53","slug":"magic-maha-shivaratri-pictures-huffington-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/?p=41383","title":{"rendered":"The Magic of Maha Shivaratri in Pictures &#8211; Huffington Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry__body js-entry-body\">\n<div class=\"entry__text js-entry-text\" data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;mlid&quot;:&quot;entry_text&quot;}}\">\nMaha Shivaratri. An ocean of saffron. Sadhus or hindu \u201choly men\u201d are covered in ash from the myriad of bonfires. A unique melody arises from the crowd: a mix of vedic scriptures and excited yelps from festival revelers. Teenagers click selfies with Sadhus, honoring both their Hindu and their god. Nearly one million devotees from across South Asia thronged the mystical Pashupatinath temple on Friday to observe the Maha Shivaratri festival. Around five thousand religious ascetics from Nepal and India celebrated the event in the honor of the Hindu God, Lord Shiva. Here are some pictures from this holy festival.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-list-component image\"><span class=\"share-bar-image-wrapper\" data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;mnid&quot;:&quot;entry_image&quot;}}\"><img class=\"image__src\" src=\"http:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/scalefit_820_noupscale\/58b05da6280000df9899af94.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credit js-image-credit\">Bibbi Abruzzini<\/p><figcaption class=\"image__caption js-image-caption\">Sadhvi, religious ascetic, in Kathmandu, 2014.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"content-list-component image\"><span class=\"share-bar-image-wrapper\" data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;mnid&quot;:&quot;entry_image&quot;}}\"><img class=\"image__src\" src=\"http:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/scalefit_820_noupscale\/58b05cd32900002700f287c9.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credit js-image-credit\">Bibbi Abruzzini<\/p><figcaption class=\"image__caption js-image-caption\">Sadhu at night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"content-list-component image\"><span class=\"share-bar-image-wrapper\" data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;mnid&quot;:&quot;entry_image&quot;}}\"><img class=\"image__src\" src=\"http:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/scalefit_820_noupscale\/58b05d22280000ca3a99af86.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credit js-image-credit\">Bibbi Abruzzini<\/p><figcaption class=\"image__caption js-image-caption\">Sadhu chilling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"content-list-component image\"><span class=\"share-bar-image-wrapper\" data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;mnid&quot;:&quot;entry_image&quot;}}\"><img class=\"image__src\" src=\"http:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/scalefit_820_noupscale\/58b05e42290000d80bf287dd.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credit js-image-credit\">Bibbi Abruzzini<\/p><figcaption class=\"image__caption js-image-caption\">Sadhu making tea.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"content-list-component image\"><span class=\"share-bar-image-wrapper\" data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;mnid&quot;:&quot;entry_image&quot;}}\"><img class=\"image__src\" src=\"http:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/scalefit_820_noupscale\/58b05e0b280000b58f99af99.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credit js-image-credit\">Bibbi Abruzzini<\/p><figcaption class=\"image__caption js-image-caption\">Young sadhu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"content-list-component image\"><span class=\"share-bar-image-wrapper\" data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;mnid&quot;:&quot;entry_image&quot;}}\"><img class=\"image__src\" src=\"http:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/scalefit_820_noupscale\/58b05e8d290000d300beaac8.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credit js-image-credit\">Bibbi Abruzzini<\/p><figcaption class=\"image__caption js-image-caption\">Sadhvi in Pashupatinath.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"content-list-component image\"><span class=\"share-bar-image-wrapper\" data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;mnid&quot;:&quot;entry_image&quot;}}\"><img class=\"image__src\" src=\"http:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/scalefit_820_noupscale\/58b05ed4280000290099afa1.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credit js-image-credit\">Bibbi Abruzzini<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"content-list-component image\"><span class=\"share-bar-image-wrapper\" data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;mnid&quot;:&quot;entry_image&quot;}}\"><img class=\"image__src\" src=\"http:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/scalefit_820_noupscale\/58b05f0e2900002900beaacd.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credit js-image-credit\">Bibbi Abruzzini<\/p><figcaption class=\"image__caption js-image-caption\">Sadhvi sleeping.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"content-list-component image\"><span class=\"share-bar-image-wrapper\" data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;mnid&quot;:&quot;entry_image&quot;}}\"><img class=\"image__src\" src=\"http:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/scalefit_820_noupscale\/58b05f53280000b58f99afa5.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credit js-image-credit\">Bibbi Abruzzini<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"content-list-component image\"><span class=\"share-bar-image-wrapper\" data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;mnid&quot;:&quot;entry_image&quot;}}\"><img class=\"image__src\" src=\"http:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/scalefit_820_noupscale\/58b05f8b2900002400f287e9.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credit js-image-credit\">Bibbi Abruzzini<\/p><figcaption class=\"image__caption js-image-caption\">Sadhu and selfies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"content-list-component image\"><span class=\"share-bar-image-wrapper\" data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;mnid&quot;:&quot;entry_image&quot;}}\"><img class=\"image__src\" src=\"http:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/scalefit_820_noupscale\/58b061df2900002900beaaec.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credit js-image-credit\">Bibbi Abruzzini<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maha Shivaratri. 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