New Delhi, March 4: Prime Minister Narendra┬аModi, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and several other leaders including Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani┬аextended their┬аheartfelt┬аgreetings┬аand best┬аwishes to people of the nation on┬аthe auspicious occasion of┬аMaha Shivratri 2019.┬аCounted among major Hindu festivals in India, MahaShivratri sees celebrations across the country with a great fanfare. Prominent political personalities have extended Mahashivratri greetings. The┬аfestival, also known as 'the great night of Shiva', celebrates the overcoming of darkness and ignorance. It also marks the beginning of spring.┬аMahashivratri 2019 Date and Day: Know Maha Shivaratri History, Significance and Legends Associated With the Festival of Lord Shiva.
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The Prime Minister took to Twitter and┬аextended his greetings on the auspicious occasion of Mahashivratri 2019.
#Mahashivratri greetings to everyone. #рдорд╣рд╛рд╢рд┐рд╡рд░рд╛рддреНрд░рд┐ рдХреЗ рдкрд╛рд╡рди рдЕрд╡рд╕рд░ рдкрд░ рд╕рднреА рджреЗрд╢рд╡рд╛рд╕рд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдмрд╣реБрдд-рдмрд╣реБрдд рд╢реБрднрдХрд╛рдордирд╛рдПрдВред
рдКрдБ рдирдо: рд╢рд┐рд╡рд╛рдп!
тАФ Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 4, 2019
Union Finance Minister┬аArun Jaitley┬аextended his best wishes on the holy occasion of Mahashivratri.
рдЖрдк рд╕рднреА рдХреЛ рдорд╣рд╛рд╢рд┐рд╡рд░рд╛рддреНрд░рд┐ рдХреА рд╣рд╛рд░реНрджрд┐рдХ рд╢реБрднрдХрд╛рдордирд╛рдПрдВред #MahaShivRatri greetings to everyone. pic.twitter.com/VShrKCjH5h
тАФ Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) March 4, 2019
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister┬аArvind Kejriwal┬аconveyed his hearty wishes to everyone on the occasion of Mahashivaratri.
рдорд╣рд╛рд╢рд┐рд╡рд░рд╛рддреНрд░рд┐ рдХреА рдвреЗрд░ рд╕рд╛рд░реА рд╢реБрднрдХрд╛рдордирд╛рдПрдБ
тАФ Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) March 4, 2019
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani extended his greetings to the nation.
#Mahashivratri greetings to everyone. #рдорд╣рд╛рд╢рд┐рд╡рд░рд╛рддреНрд░рд┐ рдХреЗ рдкрд╛рд╡рди рдЕрд╡рд╕рд░ рдкрд░ рд╕рднреА рджреЗрд╢рд╡рд╛рд╕рд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдмрд╣реБрдд-рдмрд╣реБрдд рд╢реБрднрдХрд╛рдордирд╛рдПрдВред
рдКрдБ рдирдо: рд╢рд┐рд╡рд╛рдп!
тАФ Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 4, 2019
Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala took to Twitter and extended his best wishes to countrymen on Mahashivratri.
рд╕рднреА рдХреЛ рдорд╣рд╛рд╢рд┐рд╡рд░рд╛рддреНрд░реА рдХреЗ рдкрд╛рд╡рди рдЕрд╡рд╕рд░ рдХреА рд╣рд╛рд░реНрджрд┐рдХ рд╢реБрднрдХрд╛рдордирд╛рдпреЗрдВ ред
реР рдирдордГ рд╢рд┐рд╡рд╛рдп#MahaShivratri pic.twitter.com/7Uw3zSLagJ
тАФ Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) March 4, 2019
Maha Shivratri┬аis considered auspicious for spiritual growth and is celebrated with immense fervour and a pious spirit by devotees of Lord┬аShiva. As per┬аHindu mythology,┬аMaha Shivratri┬аis celebrated on the 13th night and the 14th day of the Phalguna month (which falls in February and March).┬аMahashivratri 2019: Visit These Lord Shiva Temples in India to Witness The Best of Maha Shivaratri.
People across the nation are celebrating┬аMaha Shivratri┬аtoday. On the auspicious occasion, devotees thronged at┬аvarious temples of Lord┬аShiva┬аsince the break of the dawn.┬аThey┬аwere seen offering bael leaves, milk and honey to 'Shivling' and chant the name of Lord┬аShiva,┬аwho is also known as the 'destroyer of evil'.
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