Festivals🕉️Lord Shiva
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Maha Shivaratri
Tithi & Auspicious Timing: Phalguna Month, Krishna Chaturdashi
The great auspicious night celebrating the divine marriage of Lord Shiva and Devi Parvati, and the cosmic manifestation of the Jyotirlinga.
Spiritual Significance:
A profound night for transmuting inner darkness into spiritual illumination, dissolving ignorance, and attaining liberation through the grace of Lord Shiva.
Authentic Puja Vidhi & Guidelines
- 1Take a holy bath at dawn, observe fasting resolution (Sankalpa), and wear clean garments.
- 2Perform Abhishekam to Shiva Lingam with Panchamrita (Milk, Curd, Ghee, Honey, Sugar) & Ganga water in all four Prahars.
- 3Offer sacred Bilva Patra leaves, Dhatura, Bhasma (sacred ash), Akshata, and fragrant Chandanam.
- 4Observe night-long vigil (Jagaran) chanting Shiva Tandava Stotram, Rudrashtakam, and Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra.