Crowd of devotees across the country including Kashi, Mahakal, Babulnath, welcomed with shower of flowers; Watch these 10 special videos

The holy festival of Mahashivratri 2026 is being celebrated with great pomp today i.e. on 15th February. On this special occasion, there is very good news for the devotees in many big temples including Kashi Vishwanath Dham, Ayodha, Mahalkeshwar. The doors of the temple i.e. the sanctum sanctorum have been opened for common devotees after the completion of Mangala Aarti.

Mangala Aarti takes place very early in the morning (around 2:15 to 3:15 am), and immediately thereafter devotees get a chance to have darshan of Baba Vishwanath. The temple administration welcomed the devotees with great love and respect. As soon as the devotees are entering the temple, flowers are being showered on them. Seeing this sight, everyone’s heart becomes happy and the feeling of devotion increases further. In such a situation, we have come across videos from different temples.

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Vishwa Bhushan Mishra showered flower petals on the devotees at Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple on the occasion of #Mahashivratri2026.

West Bengal: A huge crowd of devotees gathered at Baba Bhootnath Temple in Kolkata and offered prayers on the occasion of #Mahashivratri2026.

Gujarat On the occasion of Mahashivratri 2026, Aarti is being performed at Mini Somnath Temple in Ahmedabad.

Jammu and Kashmir On the occasion of #Mahashivratri2026, Aarti is being performed at Aap Shambhu Mahadev Temple in Reasi.

Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh Magh Mela official Rishi Raj said, “Today is the last bathing festival of Magh Mela and on the occasion of #Mahashivratri2026, a large number of devotees are coming to take bath…Till now 10 lakh devotees have taken bath…The administration has made proper arrangements…”

Jharkhand Peacock crown is being tied on the main peak of Baba Baidyanath temple. This ritual symbolizes the adornment of the groom (Lord Shiva) before the wedding procession.

Uttar Pradesh On the occasion of Mahashivratri 2026, devotees are reaching Varanasi to offer prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple.

Maharashtra Devotees praying at Babulnath temple in Mumbai on the occasion of #Mahashivratri2026.

Punjab On the occasion of #Mahashivratri2026, devotees offered prayers at Shivala Bhaiyaan Temple in Amritsar.

Delhi Devotees are praying at Gauri Shankar Temple located in Chandni Chowk on the occasion of #Mahashivratri2026.

Madhya Pradesh On the occasion of #Mahashivratri2026, special worship is being performed in the Mahakal temple of Ujjain.

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