When is Masik Shivratri in 2024? The Masik Shivaratri, performed on the Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi tithi of each month of the Hindu calendar, is a prominent vrat observed by Lord Shiva followers.

The air near the Pashupatinath temple smells of heavy smokes exhaled by the followers who have thronged the top religious attraction of Kathmandu to celebrate Maha Shivaratri. Marijuana is consumed as ...