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Devotees perform the purification ritual by pouring holy water, oil on Shiv Ling phallus during Maha Shivaratri in Delhi. The day Lord Shiva, the Destroyer, is believed to have married his consort Parvati, the mother goddess, Shiaivites or the followers of Lord Shiva celebrate ‘Maha Shivratri’ as a night of the worship. According to the Hindu calendar, Maha Shivratri falls on a moonless night during the month of Phalguna in February. During the festival, the devotees of Shiva spend the entire night in deep meditation. They observe fasts and stay awake to do "Shivling abhishekh" at midnight. Shiva temples all over are flocked by devotees, young and old, who come to perform the traditional Shivalinga worship and hope for favours from the three-eyed God. Shivratri is considered very important
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