A devotee dressed as Lord Shiva puts a snake in his mouth during a procession to mark Mahashivratri festival in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Monday, March 4, 2019. “Shivaratri”, or the night of Shiva, is dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of death and destruction. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, applies tika on his forehead at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple a day ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal March 3, 2019. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Indian Hindu devotees pray at the foot of a huge statue of Lord Shiva at a temple on the occasion of Maha Shivratri festival in Mumbai, India, March 4, 2019. Shivaratri, or the night of Shiva, is dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of death and destruction. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





A devotee performs fire breathing stunts during a procession to mark Mahashivratri festival in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Monday, March 4, 2019. “Shivaratri”, or the night of Shiva, is dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of death and destruction. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





Devotees dress as Lord Shiva Danes during a procession to mark Mahashivratri festival in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Monday, March 4, 2019. “Shivaratri”, or the night of Shiva, is dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of death and destruction. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





An Indian devotee holds a skull and a bone as he dances during a procession to mark Mahashivratri festival in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Monday, March 4, 2019. “Shivaratri”, or the night of Shiva, is dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of death and destruction. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





A Hindu holy man with his face smears with ash and vermilion powder adjusts his head gear sitting at the courtyard of the Pashupatinath Temple during Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, March 4, 2019. Shivaratri, or the night of Shiva, is dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of death and destruction. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





An Indian artists dressed as the Hindu deity Mata Kali performs a dance during a religious procession on the occasion of “Maha Shivaratri” festival, in Amritsar on March 4, 2019. Hindus mark the “Maha Shivratri” festival by offering special prayers and fasting to Lord Shiva, the god of destruction. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)





A Sri Lankan Hindu devotee offers prayers while holding oil lamps during the Maha Shivaratri festival at a Hindu temple in Colombo on March 4, 2019. The festival of Maha Shivaratri is marked by Hindus fasting and offering prayers in a night long vigil. (Photo by Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP Photo)





An indian artist, dressed as hindu God Shiva, performs during Maha ShivaRatri festival,celebrated in reverence of the God Shiva,married to Hindu Goddess Parvati, in the old city of Allahabad on March 4,2019. Hindu devotees mark the Maha Shivaratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting to worship the deity Shiva. (Photo by Ritesh Shukla/NurPhoto via Getty Images)





Indian artists, dressed as an evil characters, perform with human skull and bones, during Maha ShivaRatri festival,celebrated in reverence of the God Shiva,married to Hindu Goddess Parvati, in the old city of Allahabad on March 4,2019. Hindu devotees mark the Maha Shivaratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting to worship the deity Shiva. (Photo by Ritesh Shukla/NurPhoto via Getty Images)





Indian artists, dressed as various hindu God characters, perform with human skull and bones, during Maha ShivaRatri festival,celebrated in reverence of the God Shiva,married to Hindu Goddess Parvati, in the old city of Allahabad on March 4,2019. Hindu devotees mark the Maha Shivaratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting to worship the deity Shiva. (Photo by Ritesh Shukla/NurPhoto via Getty Images)