I got a special chance to participate in a Hindu religious festival. Our teacher of the dancing class informed us about the Shivaratri festival. Hindus annually celebrate this festival to pay homage to Lord Shiva. We were full of joy to join and have a new experience in the festival. It is our first Shivaratri festival. So we prepared for it about one month ago. Our teacher taught us a Indian classical dance item to perform in the Shivaratri festival.
On the day of the Shivaratri we wore the dance costumes and got ready to participate in the festival. When I entered the Kovil premises, I felt a different feeling. Our teacher also went there with us. In front of the Kovil they had constructed a huge stage for us to do our performances. Also the place was nicely decorated. They had organized the festival in a grand manner. During the evening time they started the function. We also got a special chance to join the Shiva Pooja. They did the Shiva Pooja according to the Hindu Rituals.
After that they gave us the opportunity to do our cultural performances. There were many dance groups from all around the country. After we performed our item they appreciated our performance very happily. We were very glad to hear such good comments from them. Our teacher was so proud of our performance. After having an unforgettable experience we came back to our houses. After that year we participated in Shivaratri festival several times.
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