Hindus must not succumb to the taboo of marijuana, says Legalize Nepal founder Hemant Shahi, but instead remember their faith's place in global cannabis history.

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 ...

March, honors Lord Shiva and his cosmic union with Goddess Parvati. The night symbolizes spiritual enlightenme ...

The devotees celebrate the festival in temples by pouring water or milk over the Shiva linga, a stone sculpture symbolic of Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction. Some also observe a fast during the day ...