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तपसा हि शुद्ध्यन्ति देहा न संशयः भक्त्या तु लभ्यते देवः शंकरः शाश्वतः। Through tapasya the body and mind are purified; through devotion the eternal Shankara is attained. On Maha Shivratri, temples ...

Observed with fasting, prayer, and night-long vigils, the festival commemorates ancient stories of Shiva and cosmic creation.