Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Feb. 26 -- The Marathwada region of Maharashtra state, comprising a total of eight districts, celebrated Maha Shivratri on Wednesday with religious fervour and sacred offerings to Lord Shiva.
In this city of Chhatrapati Sambhaijnagar, fasting devotees poured in large numbers at the Shiva Temple located in the Khadkeshwar locality.
Following prescribed rituals, women devotees performed poojas commonly known as bael leaves since early this morning.
Thousands of people thronged towards the Grishneshwar temple since the wee hours of Wednesday in Verul (Ellora) town, about 35 km away from this district, located barely a kilometre away from the Ellora Caves-a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Grishneshwar temple hold...