Mandi, Feb 16 (IANS) The seven-day world-famous International Mahashivratri Festival began on Monday in Himachal Pradesh’s town of Mandi, also known as ‘Chhoti Kashi’, which completed 500 years of its establishment.This time, 216 deities are participating in the weeklong festivity that began a day after the festival is celebrated across the country.A day ahead of the festival, the Dev Samagam (congregation of deities) begin with the arrival of Kamrunag, the presiding deity of Mandi distric…
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