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Mr Varshney said Kumbh will conclude on a rare occasion. “This is a very rare coincidence and the Sangam area will remain more crowded than previous years since it is the last bathing day,” he said. As per the mythology, this day is awaited in the heavens as well,” Gunjan Varshney, president of Ram Naam Bank situated at Civil Lines in Prayagraj, told news agency PTI. “Mahashivratri symbolises the last holy bath of the Kalpvasis and is directly related to Lord Shiva. Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, is being held in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj from January 15 on Makar Sakranti to March 4 this year. Devotees of Lord Shiva, after completing their morning rituals, observe a day-long fast for Mahashivratri and only eat food the next day.Ī number of activities are also carried out by them on this day. Mahashivratri is being celebrated across the country today, with people queuing outside temples to worship Lord Shiva. The prasad along with other disciples of Lord Shiva.Murudeshwar, Karnataka: 123 ft statue of Lord Shiva. The Shivaratri fast is broken on the next day by consuming The devotees spend their time by listening to the stories and legends of Lord Shiva, along with devotional songs and hymns.