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MahaShivaratri (Hinduism)

On March 11, 2021

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Maha Shivaratri
Thursday 12.3.2021
Religion: Hinduism

Maha Shivaratri (or the 'Great Night of Shiva') is a festival celebrated with devotion and religious fervour in honour of the Hindu deity Lord Shiva, one of the deities of the Hindu Trinity.

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