The festival of Mahashivratri was celebrated with enthusiasm in Dehradun on Thursday with people thronging to Shiva temples, especially the Tapkeshwar Mahadev temple in the town. Many devotees undertook fast and visited temples to offer milk, honey, ghee, water and bel leaves on Shiv lings. While devotional songs were played on music systems around temples and other places, a steady stream of visitors could be seen at temples like the Tapkeshwar Mahadev temple. Apart from offering their prayers at the shrines, many of the devotees could be seen enjoying various food items made from bhang. The police had made required arrangements to prevent any untoward incident on the occasion which passed off peacefully.
