IN PHOTOS: Shiv temples across India decked up for grand celebrations

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An artist paints an idol of 'Lord Shiva' ahead of the 'Mahashivratri' festival, at the 'Jabreshwar Mahadev Temple', in Mumbai. Pic/PTI

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A person performs a ritual of locking a padlock to make a wish at the 'Nageshwar Nath Mahadev' temple ahead of the 'Mahashivratri' festival

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Devotees offer prayers amid vibrant floral decorations at a beautifully adorned Shiv temple

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A vendor displays 'shivlings' along with ceremonial objects in a shop ahead of the 'Mahashivratri' festival, in Nadia, West Bengal

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A woman performing a ritual of locking a padlock to make a wish at the 'Nageshwar Nath Mahadev' temple 

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People at the 'Nageshwar Nath Mahadev' temple in Prayagraj

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Pilgrims carry holy water from River Ganga for Lord Shiva's worship