IN PHOTOS: Devotees flock to Kashivishveshwar temple in Mumbai on Mahashivratri

Updated On: 15 February, 2026 12:48 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

Devotees thronged Mumbai`s Kashivishveshwar temple on Mahashivratri, offering prayers, performing rituals, and celebrating the sacred union of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati with devotion and fervour. (PICS/ ASHISH RAJE)

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This year, devotees observe the festival on February 15, 2026, on the Chaturdashi Tithi of Krishna Paksha in the month of Phalguna

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Known as “The Great Night of Shiva,” Mahashivratri holds immense religious and spiritual significance

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It is considered a night of awakening, self-realisation, and inner stillness

<p>Devotees believe that observing fasts, performing rituals, and staying awake throughout the night helps in dispelling ignorance and attaining spiritual growth</p>

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Devotees believe that observing fasts, performing rituals, and staying awake throughout the night helps in dispelling ignorance and attaining spiritual growth

<p>On this auspicious day, devotees throng Shiva temples, offering milk, water, and sacred Bilva leaves to the Shiva Linga while chanting hymns and mantras</p>

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On this auspicious day, devotees throng Shiva temples, offering milk, water, and sacred Bilva leaves to the Shiva Linga while chanting hymns and mantras

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