Lucknow: In honor of Mahashivratri, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Wednesday sent his best wishes to the state’s citizens. On the auspicious day, Pathak spoke and prayed for the people to continue to receive blessings from Lord Shiva.

“On this Mahashivratri, I send my warmest regards to the state’s citizens. “May we always be blessed by Lord Shiva,” Pathak said.

Along with welcoming devotees to the Mahakumbh, the Deputy CM commended the government’s efforts to make sure their experience was seamless and well-planned.

“All of the devotees who attended this Mahakumbh are cordially welcomed. I congratulate them from the bottom of my heart, and the administration has arranged everything for their worship and bathing routines in a methodical way,” he said.

In the meantime, a lot of people flocked to temples all throughout India to worship on Mahashivratri.

To celebrate the auspicious occasion, sizable people flocked to Moradabad’s Kameshwar Nath Mandir in Uttar Pradesh.

The Daksheswar Mahadev Temple in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, saw a notable surge in the number of people seeking blessings.

Devotees at Rameswaram embraced the day’s spiritual importance by performing Jalabhishek and offering prayers to Lord Shiva.

Huge crowds of devotees also flocked to the Shri Baba Baidyanath Jyotirlinga Mandir to worship and ask for blessings.

At the temple, a devotee related her experience: “We performed the Jalabhishek. I’m overjoyed. The audience is enormous. Although it was challenging, we are glad to be here.

As all is going on, devotees are still flocking to Prayagraj’s Triveni Sangam to participate in Maha Kumbh on its last day. Today, Maha Shivratri, is the last day of the Mela.

On the festival of Maha Shivaratri, foreign devotees also traveled to Varanasi and Mahakumbh to offer prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple. They sang ‘Har Har Mahadev’ and recited the ‘Shiv Tandav Stotram’ before making their way to the temple.

India and other nations with a large Hindu population celebrate Mahashivaratri, also known as the night of Lord Shiva, with tremendous fervor.

This year’s Wednesday is Mahashivaratri, the night honoring Lord Shiva, the protector. This year, an estimated one million pilgrims are anticipated to visit the temple.

According to the Lunar Calendar, the Day of Mahashivaratri typically occurs on the thirteenth night or fourteenth day of each lunar-solar month. On the day of Shivaratri, devotees pour into all of Lord Shiva’s temples.