Glimpse of shivaratri 2017

 A illuminated view of Pashupatinath Temple during Eve of Maha Shivaratri Festival celebrated at Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, February 23, 2017. Thousands of Hindu Sadhu or Holy man from India and Nepal come to celebrate Maha Shivaratri Festival on Friday, February 24, 2017 at Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal.

 A Nepalese Hindu Sadhu (holy man) paints coloured paste onto his face during the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu on Feb 25, 2017.

 A Sadhu smokes a chillum, a traditional clay pipe, as a holy offering to Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of creation and destruction near the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu once evening.

A Nepalese Hindu Sadhu (holy man) paints colored paste onto his face during the Maha Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu on Feb 25, 2017.