“Maha Shivratri (the “Great Night of Shiva”) is a Hindu festival celebrated every year in reverence of Lord Shiva. Maha Shivratri is celebrated on the Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi of Hindu calendar month Maagha which falls in February or March as per the Gregorian calendar”. – Wikipedia

A devotee dressed as Hindu God Shiva dances as he participates in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival, in Jammu, India, Wednesday, February 26, 2014. Shivratri, a festival dedicated to the worship of Hindu God Shiva, will be marked across the country Thursday. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

A Hindu holy man arrives at the Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, February 26, 2014. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

Hindu devotees dressed as demons participate in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival, in Jammu, India, Wednesday, February 26, 2014. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

Young Hindu devotees dressed as demons participate in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival, in Jammu, India, Wednesday, February 26, 2014. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

Hindu devotees dressed as demons participate in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival, in Jammu, India, Wednesday, February 26, 2014. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

A women dressed as Hindu Goddess Kali participates in a procession on the eve of Shivratri festival, in Jammu, India, Wednesday, February 26, 2014. Shivratri, a festival dedicated to the worship of Hindu God Shiva, will be marked across the country Thursday. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)

A Hindu holy man smokes marijuana in the courtyard of the Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, February 26, 2014. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

Hindu devotees sing religious songs in the courtyard of the Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, February 26, 2014. Shivratri, a festival dedicated to the worship of Hindu God Shiva, will be celebrated Thursday. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

Hindu holy men rest in the courtyard of the Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, February 26, 2014. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, smokes marijuana on a chillum (pipe) at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu February 27, 2014. Hindu holy men from Nepal and India come to this temple to take part in the Shivaratri festival. 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. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)