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Shivaratri festival: smoke and smears

Agencies Published March 1, 2011
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Hindu holy men from Nepal and India come to the temple to take part in the Shivaratri festival which falls on March 2. It is one of the biggest Hindu festivals dedicated to Lord Shiva and is celebrated by devotees all over the world, with holy men smoking marijuana and some smearing their bodies with ashes and praying..–Photos by AFP & Reuters

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