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Maha Shivratri Dates, Stories, Benefits, Puja Vidhi And Vrat Vidhi
Shivratri, one of the biggest festivals of the year, is celebrated on the fourteenth day in the month of Falgun. Lord Shiva's devotees gather in large groups on this day in Shiva temples across the country.
They offer their prayers in the temple along with a number of other offerings. Shivratri is known as Lord Shiva's night.
Maha Shivratri 2019
There is one Shivratri in every month. The fourteenth day of every month during Shukla Paksha, is known as Shivratri. However, the one falling during the Falgun month if Hindu Calendar is known as Maha Shivratri. This year Maha Shivratri will be observed on 4 March 2019. The day becomes more auspicious as it falls on a Monday. Monday is believed to be the most auspicious day to worship Lord Shiva.
Many Stories Are Associated With Maha Shivratri
Many
stories
go
behind
the
day
being
considered
so
important.
Since
many
great
events
in
the
mythological
history
of
India
took
place,
so
the
day
becomes
more
significant.
While
Lord
Shiva
got
married
to
Goddess
Parvati
on
this
day.
It
is
said
that
the
day
when
Lord
Shiva
drank
the
Halahal
poison
during
Samudra
Manthan
was
also
a
Shivratri
day.
Also,
the
woodcutter
named
Lubdhaka
was
saved
by
Lord
Shiva
on
the
night
of
Shivratri.
The
most
popular
story
is
that
in
which
Lord
Brahma
and
Lord
Vishnu
had
an
argument
as
to
who
is
the
mightiest
in
the
universe.
Lord Shiva intervened between both and all three concluded that none of them is the mightiest, it is their union of the three which is the most powerful. This story is often narrated on this auspicious day with little variation from region to region.
Maha Shivratri Vrat Vidhi, Puja Vidhi
The
devotees
should
get
up
early
during
Brahma
Muhurat
and
take
bath.
Fill
a
copper
vessel
(used
to
offer
water
to
Shivlinga)
with
water.
Add
a
spoonful
of
water
in
it,
and
a
spoonful
of
gangajal
as
well.
Add
some
jaggery
in
it.
You
can
take
sugar
if
jaggery
is
not
available.
Now
take
a
tray.
Keep
a
Diya
with
wick
prepared
and
ghee
added
in
it.
Take
some
white
coloured
flowers.
Take
berries
and
any
four
more
fruits.
You
can
cut
them
or
keep
them
as
a
whole
in
the
tray.
Now
offer
the
water
in
the
copper
vessel
to
Lord
Shiva
on
Shiva
Linga.
Thereafter,
light
the
Diya.
Then
offer
water
the
flowers
and
then
the
fruits
to
Lord
Shiva.
The
same
offerings
are
then
made
to
Nandi,
the
bull
of
Lord
Shiva.
Here
it
is
important
to
note
that
devotees
are
not
supposed
to
drink
or
eat
anything.
Even
water
should
also
be
consumed
only
after
performing
these
rituals.
Cereals
should
not
be
consumed
on
the
day
of
Shivratri.
Fruits
along
with
Sawak
should
be
consumed
as
the
meal
of
the
day.
This
meal
has
to
be
eaten
after
the
noon
and
sometime
before
sunset.
Sawak
is
offered
to
Lord
Shiva
as
Prasad
first.
Thereafter
it
us
eaten
by
the
devotee.
It
can
also
be
distributed
among
others.
Offering
food
to
an
ox
or
bull
on
thus
day
is
considered
auspicious.
This fast can be observed by anybody, and people of all age groups. It can be observed for the fulfillment of any wish. While young boys and girls observe it in order to get a good life partner, students for a successful career and married people for a happy householders life.
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