According to one legend in the Shaivism tradition, this is the night when Shiva performs the heavenly dance of creation, preservation and destruction. This is an ancient Hindu festival whose origin date is unknown.Īccording to a few God realized Yogis, Maha Shivaratri was the day when Shiva drank poisonous negativity to protect the world. maha-shivaratri annual-maharudram-2019 shankarajayanti-2019 svbf-shankara-jayanti-flyer-2019 akshaya-triteeya-2019 make-a-blanket-day thiruppugazh-songs youth-volunteer-registration 2019 Gita Day Details annual-gayari-yajnam-2019 Guru Poornima/Vyasa Poornima SVBF North Detroit Kumbhabhshekam temple-anniversary. Others visit one of the Shiva temples or go on pilgrimage to Jyotirlingams. The ardent devotees keep awake all night. It is observed by remembering Shiva and chanting prayers, fasting, doing Yoga, and meditating on ethics and virtues such as self-restraint, honesty, noninjury to others, forgiveness, and the discovery of Shiva. While Shivratri falls on the 14th day of each month of the lunar calendar, Maha Shivratri is celebrated only once a year before the arrival of summer.
Mahshivaratri Vrat (Fast) (for the eradication of sins and getting blessings of Lord Shiva) Kashmiri Pandits celebrate Mahashivaratri continuously for 16 days. It is a major festival in Hinduism, this festival is solemn and marks a remembrance of “overcoming darkness and ignorance” in life and the world. Maha Shivratri, also known as the ‘Great night of Lord Shiva,’ is a Hindu festival observed by devotees from Kashmir to Kanyakumari with much fervour. Many Sadhus on Maha Shivratri visit shrines and offer marijuana (Bhang) to worshipers to spread the significance of the festival.