On Wednesday 18 February 2004,
the auspicious festival of 'Maha-shivratri' was celebrated in
a grand way at the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Neasden. Over
60 'falahar' items were offered to the sacred images of Shiv
and Parvati.
A grand abhishek of the Shivling was performed with Vedic chanting
by the sadhus. Thousands of devotees had the darshan of the
ice Shivling and were given the opportunity to perform the abhishek
with milk and bilipatras of the Shivling guided by priests.