Maha Shivratri 2016: India's Bollywood stars extend their well wishes for the Hindu festival
On 7 March Indians around the world celebrate Maha Shivratri, an auspicious Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva. Many believe that those who worship Lord Shiva on the Maha Shivratri would be cleansed of all their sins, making it one of the most important festivals in the Hindu religion.
Maha Shivratri is said to be the day when Lord Shiva, destroyer of the universe, married Goddess Parvati. Parvati is the mother goddess in Hinduism and represents love, fertility and devotion. A number of Indian women conduct a hunger fast on the day of Maha Shivratri to appease Goddess Parvati.
On 7 March as thousands of people prepared to attend the Maha Shivratri prayers at their temples, a number of Bollywood actors also joined in the festivities, wishing their followers for the auspicious day. IBTimes UK rounds up what India's rich and famous had to say on Maha Shivratri 2016.
In Mathura on the occasion of Maha Shivratri. May the Lord shower his blessings on all of us on this holy day
— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) March 7, 2016
Aap Sab ko Maha Shivratri ki mangal Shubhkamnayein! Happy Maha Shivratri!
— Madhuri Dixit-Nene (@MadhuriDixit) March 7, 2016
Happy Maha-Shivratri to all of YOU and Happy Birthday to ME.:) #JaiHo
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) March 7, 2016
Happy birthday to @AnupamPkher ji and happy #Mahashivratri to you all! Remember feed someone instead of wasting milk today. #JaiHo :-)
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) March 7, 2016
The Tandav. Dance of all creation, of destruction. In the same moment. Lord of Nothingness. And Everythingness #Mahashivratri #ShivaShiva
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) March 6, 2016
Om Namah Shivay. Aap sab ko Maha Shivratri ki mangal shubh kaamanayein. https://t.co/7ASW2H3x3T
— Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) March 7, 2016
Om Namah Shivaya.Wishing u all a very Happy #Mahashivratri.May Lord Shiva bless you with Happiness,prosperity & good health. ðŸ™
— Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) March 7, 2016
HAR HAR MAHADEV ðŸ™ðŸ™ðŸ™ Happy mahashivratri. @dhanushkraja #bumbumbhlole pic.twitter.com/NheUKRzj8v
— AANAND L RAI (@aanandlrai) March 7, 2016
Happy Mahashivratri everyone â¤ï¸
— Shamita Shetty (@ShamitaShetty) 7 March 2016
Happy Mahashivratri to everyone !! ðŸ™ðŸ¼ðŸ™ðŸ¼ðŸ™ðŸ¼ðŸ™ðŸ¼
— shruti haasan (@shrutihaasan) March 7, 2016
Wishing everyone a v v happy mahashivratri
— ameesha patel (@ameesha_patel) March 7, 2016
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