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Maha Shivratari |
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Shivratari or Shivratari is the festival dedicated to
lord Shiva. Sindhis having origin with Indus valley
civilization celebrate this festival with devotion and
true enthusiasm. As per the tradition people go for
early morning river bath with chanting of "Om Namo
shivayai" and "Har Har Mahadev". after the bath worship
is performed in near by shivalaya [Temple of Shiva].
Here at Gandhinagar inspite of not having any Grand
temple of Lord Shiva baring a small temple "Neelkanth"
near the government hospital and Masoobaba on the bank
of river Panch Ganga, this festival is celebrated in
grand and specific style. All to people from the
neighboring area take bath at river Panch Ganga and
after having darshan at Masoobaba give Dakdhna to
various fakirs and Sadhus gathered here. various social
Mandals and commercial associations erect Mandaps and
distribute various food stuff among the devotees. In the
after noon traditionally "Thadal", natural and famous
sindhi cold drink, is prepared and distributed.
12 Jyotirlinga in
India
There are 12 most holly places of Lord Shiva.
These temples are famous as Jyotirlinga or Jyotirling or
Jyotirlingam. Here we are giving list of Jyotirlings in
alphabetical order of name of Indian states |
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Andhra Pradesh Malikarjuna
Gujarat Nageshvara
Gujarat Somnat
Jharkhand Vaidyanath
Madhya Pradesh Omkareshwar
Madhya Pradesh Ujjain
Mahakaleshwar
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Maharashtra Bhimashakar
Maharashtra Grineshwar
Maharashtra Trimbakeshwar
Tamil Nadu Ramlingeshwarar
Uttar Pradesh Kashi vishawnath
Uttarakhand Kedarnath |
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Religious Importance &
Rituals associated with Maha Shivratari
Shivratari is a winter festival, celebrated on 13th day
(sometimes on 14th Day) of Sindhi month Phagun (Feb -
March) in Krishna Paksh. In the Hindi language
Shivratari literary means the night dedicated to Lord
Shiva, according to Hindu faith on this Lord Shiva and
Goddess Paravati were tied up with wedding knot.
This is common faith that a dip in the holly river like
Ganga on Shivratri prove a reason for freedom from the
cycle of birth and rebirth, hence thousands of devotees
are gathered at the Temples of Lord Shiva located on the
bank of any holly river.
Devotees after having bath goes to Shivalaya (Temple of
Lord Shiva) where abhishek of Shivlinga is performed
with milked water, Tulsi Patra & Honey.
Beside the India Shivratri is also celebrated in
Nepal (Pashupatinath Temple), Mauritius and many other
countries with Hindu/ Sindhi population |
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