Devotees throng temples on Maha Shivaratri Updated: Updated: March 12, 2021 00:13 IST Social distancing rules given a go by even as there is a fresh spurt in the number of COVID-19 cases across the country Share Article AAA Devotees offering puja to one of the 101 Shivalingas at Sri Ramalingeswara Swamy temple at Keesaragutta on Thursday. Social distancing rules given a go by even as there is a fresh spurt in the number of COVID-19 cases across the country Unmindful of the harmful effects of crowding on the spread of the deadly COVID, devotees thronged Shiva temples across the State in large numbers on Maha Shivaratri since the early hours of Thursday. The temples reverberated with chants of ‘Om Namah Shivaya’ throughout the day.