Maha Shivaratri

The day before the festival of Shiva (on February 20), I came across one of his devotees with his trident (!!) while waiting for my rickshaw: In the evening, during dinner, I asked my hosts: “What is Maha Shivatri?”. Answer of the father: “no idea”. Answer of the mother (who thought hard): “Once upon a time there was Vishnu who spent much of his time lying down on his snake...

Publié le 08/03/2012 dans Indian... par IndianSamourai | Lire la suite...