As Hindus commemorate the auspicious occasion of Mahashivaratri, actress Hema Malini extended her warm greetings to everyone.
"This annual festival is celebrated with great fervour by all the devout seeking blessings of Lord Shiva, some of whom even observe a total 'nirjal' fast which is broken only the next day at an auspicious hour," she tweeted.
The occasion is celebrated annually in honour of Lord Shiva. Maha Shivratri literally means the great night of Shiva.
It is believed that while there is a Shivratri every lunisolar month of the Hindu calendar, the Maha Shivratri, happens once every year, when the winter draws to a close and paves the way for spring & summer, in the months of February/March.
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