Srinagar, Feb. 16 -- Mahashivratri, the "Great Night of Lord Shiva," is more than a festival; it is a celebration of introspection, spiritual resilience, and the triumph of consciousness over chaos. Observed with fervour across India, from the snow-clad peaks of Kashmir to the sun-drenched temples of the South, it is a night when devotees come together to honour the cosmic energy of Shiva - the destroyer of ignorance and the harbinger of transformation. The festival, falling on the 13th night of the dark fortnight in Phalguna, marks the divine union of Shiva and Parvati. Symbolically, this union represents the merging of the individual soul with cosmic consciousness, reminding devotees of the eternal quest for balance, wisdom, and self-re...