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Published 26 Feb, 2014 01:00pm

Maha Shivaratri

Hindu holy men known as sadhus from Nepal and India gather at the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu to take part in the Shivaratri festival, which this year falls on February 27. Celebrated by Hindu devotees all over the world, Shivaratri is dedicated to Lord Shiva, and holy men mark the occasion by praying, smoking marijuana or smearing their bodies with ashes.

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