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18 February 2026

A small shrine stands outside the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on August 25, 2025.

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16 February 2026

Devotees perform Abhishekam of Lord Shiva with milk and water during the festival of Maha Shivaratri at the Bhukailash Temple, a 250-year-old twin temple complex dedicated to Lord Shiva, built in 1781 by Raja Joynarayan Ghoshal Bahadur. The temple is known for its immense 11-foot-tall Shiva Lingas, named Raktakamaleshwar and Krishnachandaneshwar, in Kolkata, India, on February 15, 2026.

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16 February 2026

Devotees perform Abhishekam of Lord Shiva with milk and water during the festival of Maha Shivaratri at the Bhukailash Temple, a 250-year-old twin temple complex dedicated to Lord Shiva, built in 1781 by Raja Joynarayan Ghoshal Bahadur. The temple is known for its immense 11-foot-tall Shiva Lingas, named Raktakamaleshwar and Krishnachandaneshwar, in Kolkata, India, on February 15, 2026.

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16 February 2026

Devotees perform Abhishekam of Lord Shiva with milk and water during the festival of Maha Shivaratri at the Bhukailash Temple, a 250-year-old twin temple complex dedicated to Lord Shiva, built in 1781 by Raja Joynarayan Ghoshal Bahadur. The temple is known for its immense 11-foot-tall Shiva Lingas, named Raktakamaleshwar and Krishnachandaneshwar, in Kolkata, India, on February 15, 2026.

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15 February 2026

A devotee drapes a snake around his neck outside a temple during the Mahashivratri Festival in Kolkata, India, on February 15, 2026.

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15 February 2026

A child pours holy water and milk as part of a prayer offering to Lord Shiva on the occasion of Mahashivratri at a temple in Kolkata, India, on February 15, 2026.

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15 February 2026

A child pours holy water and milk as part of a prayer offering to Lord Shiva on the occasion of Mahashivratri at a temple in Kolkata, India, on February 15, 2026.

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15 February 2026

In Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 15, 2026, Hindu devotees wait in long queues to enter the Pashupatinath Temple during the Maha Shivaratri festival. Thousands of pilgrims gather at the UNESCO-listed shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva, braving hours of waiting to offer prayers and perform rituals on one of the holiest nights in the Hindu calendar.

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15 February 2026

Shaivite ascetics smoke marijuana in the premises of Pashupatinath Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 14, 2026, as they arrive for Maha Shivaratri. On Maha Shivaratri, sadhus from various parts of Nepal and India traditionally gather at Pashupatinath. It is customary to bid them farewell with offerings and donations after the completion of the festival. A large number of devotees from across Nepal and different parts of India visit the temple for darshan. A special fair is held in the Pashupati area on the occasion. Maha Shivaratri is observed on Falgun Krishna Chaturdashi. On this day, devotees throng Shiva temples, offering bel leaves, observing fasts, and staying awake through the night in the belief that it brings religious merit.

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15 February 2026

A Shaivite ascetic is pictured in the premises of Pashupatinath Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 14, 2026, as they arrive for Maha Shivaratri. On Maha Shivaratri, sadhus from various parts of Nepal as well as India traditionally gather at Pashupatinath. It is customary to bid them farewell with offerings and donations after the completion of the festival. A large number of devotees from across Nepal and different parts of India visit the temple for darshan. A special fair is also held in the Pashupati area on the occasion. Maha Shivaratri is observed on Falgun Krishna Chaturdashi. On this day, devotees throng Shiva temples, offering bel leaves, observing fasts, and staying awake through the night in the belief that it brings religious merit.

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15 February 2026

A Shaivite ascetic is pictured in the premises of Pashupatinath Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 14, 2026, as they arrive for Maha Shivaratri. On Maha Shivaratri, sadhus from various parts of Nepal as well as India traditionally gather at Pashupatinath. It is customary to bid them farewell with offerings and donations after the completion of the festival. A large number of devotees from across Nepal and different parts of India visit the temple for darshan. A special fair is also held in the Pashupati area on the occasion. Maha Shivaratri is observed on Falgun Krishna Chaturdashi. On this day, devotees throng Shiva temples, offering bel leaves, observing fasts, and staying awake through the night in the belief that it brings religious merit.

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15 February 2026

A Shaivite ascetic is pictured in the premises of Pashupatinath Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 14, 2026, as they arrive for Maha Shivaratri. On Maha Shivaratri, sadhus from various parts of Nepal as well as India traditionally gather at Pashupatinath. It is customary to bid them farewell with offerings and donations after the completion of the festival. A large number of devotees from across Nepal and different parts of India visit the temple for darshan. A special fair is also held in the Pashupati area on the occasion. Maha Shivaratri is observed on Falgun Krishna Chaturdashi. On this day, devotees throng Shiva temples, offering bel leaves, observing fasts, and staying awake through the night in the belief that it brings religious merit.

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15 February 2026

A Shaivite ascetic is pictured in the premises of Pashupatinath Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 14, 2026, as they arrive for Maha Shivaratri. On Maha Shivaratri, sadhus from various parts of Nepal as well as India traditionally gather at Pashupatinath. It is customary to bid them farewell with offerings and donations after the completion of the festival. A large number of devotees from across Nepal and different parts of India visit the temple for darshan. A special fair is also held in the Pashupati area on the occasion. Maha Shivaratri is observed on Falgun Krishna Chaturdashi. On this day, devotees throng Shiva temples, offering bel leaves, observing fasts, and staying awake through the night in the belief that it brings religious merit.

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14 February 2026

A group of Sadhus, Hindu holy people, warms themselves with a fire on the eve of the Maha Shivaratri festival at the Pashupatinath Temple complex in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 14, 2026. Hundreds of Hindu saints from Nepal and India gather at the Pashupatinath Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, for the festival of Shivaratri.

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13 February 2026

A Shaivite ascetic smeared in ashes poses for a photo in the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 13, 2026, as he arrives to attend the Maha Shivaratri. As the festival of Maha Shivaratri approaches, ascetics or ''Hindu holy men,'' including Sadhus and Naga Babas, start arriving in Kathmandu from neighboring India as well as from various parts of Nepal. On the occasion of Maha Shivaratri, one of Hindus' major festivals, they arrive in Kathmandu today in a ceremonial procession and enter the Pashupatinath Temple through Gate No. 1. Among the four sects of ascetics -- Sannyasi, Vaishnav, Nanak, and Udasi -- Naga Babas belong to the Sannyasi sect. On the occasion of the festival dedicated to Lord Shiva, saints from these four different sects gather at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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13 February 2026

A Shaivite ascetic smeared in ashes poses for a photo in the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 13, 2026, as he arrives to attend the Maha Shivaratri. As the festival of Maha Shivaratri approaches, ascetics or ''Hindu holy men,'' including Sadhus and Naga Babas, start arriving in Kathmandu from neighboring India as well as from various parts of Nepal. On the occasion of Maha Shivaratri, one of Hindus' major festivals, they arrive in Kathmandu today in a ceremonial procession and enter the Pashupatinath Temple through Gate No. 1. Among the four sects of ascetics -- Sannyasi, Vaishnav, Nanak, and Udasi -- Naga Babas belong to the Sannyasi sect. On the occasion of the festival dedicated to Lord Shiva, saints from these four different sects gather at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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