The ancient ritual of Mahashivaratri, or “the great night of Shiva,” has long been celebrated by drinking bhang — milk infused with cannabis — and pulling an all-nighter to access the ...

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 ...