Red flowers, such as plumeria, and those from the screw pine tree are not to be offered to the god Shiva. The Shiva Purana, in fact, explains why the “ketaki,” or screw pine flower ...

CUTTACK: The price of Ketaki or screw pine flower skyrocketed on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri, the only day in a year when it is offered to the deity. ‘Ketaki’ is a variety of ...

BERHAMPUR: Ketaki or kewra, the rare flower used only once a year on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivaratri, has flooded the market in the Silk City on Thursday. However, due to rising demand ...

During his journey upwards, Brahma came across a Ketaki flower wafting down slowly. When asked where she had come from, the flower replied she had been offered at the top of the fire column.