Maha Shivaratri festival marked in Jammu, Kashmir

Hindu devotees wait with pots of water as offerings to Lord Shiva on the occasion of the Maha Shivaratri festival in Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, on March 4, 2019. Maha Shivaratri is a major festival in Hinduism celebrated annually in honour of Lord Shiva. (Xinhua/Stringer)