TODAY IS MAHA SHIVARATRI. MAY LORD SHIVA BLESS YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WITH DEVOTION AND KNOWLEDGE ON THIS AUSPICIOUS DAY OF SHIVARATRI.
Maha
Shivratri, which means “great night of Shiva” is a Hindu festival. It is observed
on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha every year on the month of
Maagh according to the Hindu calendar. This year it is celebrated on 27th
February 2014. Shiva is worshiped throughout the night with honey, milk, curd,
Vilva leaves etc. on Shivaratri day. Meditation and chanting of mantra ‘Om
Namashivaya’ is done as part of the puja. Devotees fast and keep awake
throughout the night ans worship Shiva.
ORIGIN:
Mahashivaratri marks the night when Lord Shiva performed the 'Tandava'.
It is also believed that on this day Lord Shiva was married to Mother Parvati.
LEGEND:
There
is a popular legend on Shivaratri. A hunter who went to a forest could not
find anything to kill for his food. When night approached he claimed on a
branch of a Vilva or Bilva tree. While passing the night he unknowingly started
throwing the leaves of the tree on the ground. There was a Shiva Lingam beneath
the tree. The fallen leaves and his whole day fasting brought him merit of Shiva worship. When it was dawn pleased with his act Lord Shiva
appeared in front of the hunter and blessed him.
Courtesy: mahashivaratri.org, wikipedia
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| Shiva Temple, Dakshineswar |
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| Shivalinga, Dakshineswar |
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| Mother Kali |
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| Kalyaneshwar, Near Belur Math
SHIVARATRI PUJA AT BELUR MATH:
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