Onlookers steeped in liquor and weed smoke seemed to recognize the divine as they watched with wonderment and confusion. The ancient ritual of Mahashivaratri, or “the great night of Shiva ...

In the Bankali forests near Pashupati, the temple of the Hindu god Shiva, holy men and devotees puffed on cannabis smoke, a practice that is normally illegal but is permitted during the Shivaratri ...

A holy man smokes marijuana at the Pashupatinath Hindu temple during Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) 33,658 people played the daily ...