Maha Shivratri: 'Mahadeepa' lifted atop Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], February 19 (ANI): On the occasion of Mahashivratri, thousands of devotees broke their fasts as the Mahadeep was raised atop Lingarah Temple in Bhubaneshwar on Saturday night.

The temple priests told ANI about the significance of the festival. He also informed that this year the ritual got a little delayed.

"This time, our ritual of the Mahadeep raising program got delayed by three hours. But