Mar 7, 2016- Hindu devotees all over the country are celebrating the great festival of Mahashivaratri on Monday by worshiping Lord Shiva at various rivers, ponds and temples since early morning.
Shivaratri, is the special day dedicated to Lord Shiva, is one of the four nights known as Kaalratri, Moharatri, Sukharatri and Shivaratri, and is regarded as one of the greatest festivals in the holy scriptures of the Hindus—the Puranas.
This day is celebrated on the fourth day of wanning moon in lunar month of Falgun and is believed to instill faith in those destined to live in trouble.
The Skanda Purana, another holy text of the Hindus, also mentions the significance of the Shivaratri.
The religious belief is that if one offers milk, Dhaturo (a kind of intoxicating plant) and ‘Belpatra’ to Lord Shiva and observes a night-long fasting with devotion, he/she will receive heavenly blessings.
The festival which is regarded as a national festival consists of ‘warming’ Lord Shiva in the belief that the Lord also feels cold on this day and people organise bonfires at public squares, houses, temples and shrines and perform prayers to please Lord Shiva.
Four kinds of worships including Mahadip, Akhandadip, Lakshya Batti and Dipotsav as well as offering of Belpatra will be performed in four phases tonight, while classical dances are performed at the Kailashkut and Kirateswor Music Ashram.
In Kathmandu, thousands of devotees from within and outside the country, predominantly from India, throng the Pashupatinath temple from early morning and queue up for hours to have a glimpse of Shiva Lingam.
According to Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT), marijuana has been banned at the Pashupati area this year. RSS
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