Maha Shivarathri:

Maha Shivarathri: May prayers, expectations for better tomorrow be fulfilled - President

SRI LANKA- Hindus in Sri Lanka and abroad celebrate today the Maha Shivarathri, one of the most important festivals in the Hindu religious calendar, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said. This festival observed in honour of Lord Shiva, marks the day he is believed to have married Parvati and the night when he performed the dance of primordial creation and preservation.Daily news