Ancient wedding of Lord shiva and Goddess Parvati also has mention of Varmala ceremony. Shivaratri takes place on the darkest night of the moon, when Shiva goes to the house of Parvati in the Himalayas, riding upon a huge bull. He is accompanied by his marriage party of rakshashas, all of whom are most peculiar and terrible to look at. Some have eyes on their stomachs and noses on their necks. Others have the huge ears of an elephant. Some have three legs and others one. Some ride donkeys, others are upon pigs.