Lord Shiva’s Sand Sculpture for Mahashivaratri 2017.. On the occasion of Maha Shivaratri festival 2017, Tarani Prasad Mishra, a sand sculptor and artist based in Andhra Pradesh, made Saikata Shivalingam on the occasion of Shivaratri. Shivaratri date is February 24, 2017. At the bank of Vamsadhara River near L N Peta in Srikakulam district of Andhra […]
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‘Maha Shivarathri Yatra’ procession will cover 7 km in South Africa for ‘Universal Peace’
“Maha Shivarathri Yatra” procession, directed at “Universal Peace”, will cover about seven kilometers on February 19 in Lenasia, a part of City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, in South Africa. Organized by Hindu Coordinating Council, this annual “Maha Shivarathri Yatra” will include many floats. Starting with a hawan at six am from Saiva Sithantha Sungum Mandir, […]
Lord Shiva’s Sand Sculpture for Mahashivaratri 2016
Lord Shiva’s Sand Sculpture for Mahashivaratri 2016.. On the occasion of Maha Shivaratri festival 2016, Tarani Prasad Mishra, a sand sculptor and artist based in Andhra Pradesh, made Saikata Shivalingam on the occasion of Shivaratri. Shivaratri date is March 7. At the bank of Vamsadhara River near L N Peta in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, […]
Video – Maha Shivaratri Puja Vidhi, How to perform Shiva Pooja at Home
Video – Maha Shivaratri Puja Vidhi – How to perform Shiva Pooja at Home is explained here in this video. Maha Shivaratri Vratham is an auspicious puja dedicated to Lord Shiva, observed on Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi in Magha Month of Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati and Kannada calendars and in Falgun Month of North Indian Hindi calendars. Shivaratri […]
AOL Shivaratri 2023 in Bangalore, Art of Living Maha Shivratri Celebrations
AOL, Art of Living Center of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, is celebrating Shivaratri in Bangalore this time. Maha Shivaratri is the most auspicious time for Shivlinga puja. In 2023, AOL Shivaratri celebrations will be held from February 14 to February 18. As per the official website of Art of Living International Center, Bangalore Maha Shivratri […]
Kapila Theertham Mahashivaratri Festival
Kapila Theertham Mahashivaratri Festival celebrations… In 2015, Mahashivaratri date is February 17. The famous Shiva Shrine under the umbrella of ancient temples of TTD, Sri Kapileswara Swamy temple is all set ready for the biggest annual event in its series of annual festivals, Maha Siva Rathri which will be observed on Tuesday with religious pomp […]
Shivaratri 2015 | Maha Shivaratri 2015
Shivratri (Maha Shivaratri) is a major festival for Lord Shiva Puja. In 2015, Maha Shivratri date is February 17, Tuesday. It falls on Masa Shivaratri day in February 2015. Shivaratri corresponds to Falgun Krishna Chaudas in North Indian calendar, and Magha Shukla Chaturdashi in Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada and Telugu calendars. Special pujas are performed in Kashi […]
Religious Significance of Banalinga
Banalinga is a sacred stone and symbol of worship for Shaivites. This stone is available majorly in the banks of river Narmada in India. For this reason, it is also called Narmada Banalinga or Narmadeshwara Shiva Linga. According to the Legend, there lived a king of Demon ‘Banasura’ and he possessed a city called ‘Tripura’. […]
Skandagiri Temple Maha Sivarathri Pooja (Hyderabad)
Maha Sivarathri is a popular festival celebrated at Skandagiri Temple, Hyderabad. In 2015, Maha Sivarathri date is 17 February, Tuesday. Here is the detailed schedule of Maha Sivarathri Pooja 2015.. Morning 7-30 A.M – Mahanyasa Poorvaka Ekadasa Rudrabhishekam and Abhishekam to Sri Ekambareswarar and Sri Kamakshi Evening Four Kala Pooja 1st Kala Pooja – 6.00 […]
Significance of Jyothirlingam – Abode of peace, salvation & enlightenment
Hinduism is divided into two major sects Saivites and Vaishnavites. The former are worshippers of Lord Shiva while the latter are the devotees of Lord Vishu. Since time immemorial Shiva’s devotees worship their lord in the form of Shivalingam or the resplendent light. This symbolizes that God is formless and is worshipped as a source […]
Why Shivarathri is celebrated by the Hindus?
Hindus observe the major festival named Shivarathri throughout India on the thirteenth night from the New Moon day in the month of Palghun, which is falling between Feb-March of the English calendar every year, to get the blessings of Lord Shiva, one of the Hindu trinities.According to the legends coming out of Puranas prevailing in […]
Why should Hindus worship Lord Shiva?
Lord Siva is one of the most revered gods of the Hindu pantheon, regarded as the Lord of the all powerful Gods themselves. Among all the 33 crore Hindu dev-devis , if there is one god who has successfully treaded all social hierarchies and enjoyed popularity among people from all classes and castes, then it […]
Why do Hindus worship Lord Shiva?
Lord Shiva is one among the gods of the Trinity. He is also known as the god of destruction. But one should know that creation and destruction go hand in hand. As day and night coexists. Both night and day will be there on the earth. But we cannot perceive them simultaneously. Lord Shiva is […]
Lord Shiva & Vedic deities: Identification
A major rise of Lord Shiva in the pantheon to a major status and position in Hinduism was mainly because of his large scale facilitation and his personal identification with a host of Vedic deities like Vayu, Prajapati, Indra, Agni and many others. It is to be noted that Agni and Rudra have a close […]
Lord Shiva & Lord Rudra relationship
It is to be highly noted that the Vedic god Rudra has several features that largely shares with Lord Shiva. In a number of Hindu traditions, these two Lords greatly shares same personality. In accordance with the element, Rudra represents as a fierce and destructive deity. Lord Rudra is regarded as the god of the […]
What is Maha Shivaratri?
Maha Shivratri is one of the foremost and important Hindu festivals. It is grandly celebrated every year in the month of February or March as per the Georgian calendar or on the 13th night/14th day of the Maagha or Phalguna month of the Hindu traditional calendar in reverence of Lord Shiva. This particular auspicious day […]
Interesting facts about Lord Shiva
Among the many interesting facts regarding Lord Shiva, the most interesting foremost facts are that the Lord is the destructive force. He is the most fascinating of Gods and The God Who’s Always High. The Destructive Force: Lord Shiva is strongly believed to be at the core of the centrifugal force of the universe, it […]
Lord Shiva, The Powerful God
Lord Shiva is power or ‘shakti’, the Lord is regarded as the destroyer, the most powerful god among the Hindu pantheon. The Lord is one of the godheads in the Hindu Trinity that consist of Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu and Lord Bhrama. This particular Lord is popularly known by several names that are regionally and […]
Who is lord Shiva?
One of the chief gods in the Hindu pantheon is Lord Shiva who is largely considered as the “the Auspicious One” in Hinduism. According to the Hindu religious scholars and pundits, Lord Shiva is part and parcel of the Trinity or Trimurti. Lord Shiva is considered as “the destroyer”, Lord Vishnu is considered as “the […]
Religious Importance of Mahashivratri
India is well known globally as the land of festivals with its rich cultural heritage. Mahashivratri is an important Hindu festival that is totally dedicated to Lord Shiva – One of the trinity Gods of Hindu religion. As per Hindu mythology Lord Shiva is known as destroyer of the evil. Mahashivratri is regarded as an […]