Shri Mahashivaratri

Maha Shivaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in honour of the God Shiva, between February and March. It is a public holiday in Nepal,Sri Lanka and India. According to the Hindu calendar, the festival is observed on the fourteenth day of the first half (night start with darkness – waning) of the lunar month of Phalguna. The festival commemorates the wedding of Shiva and Parvati, and the occasion that Shiva performs his divine dance, called the Tandava.

It is a notable festival in Hinduism, marking a remembrance of “overcoming darkness and ignorance” in life and the world. It is observed by remembering Shiva and chanting prayers, fasting, and meditating on ethics and virtues such as honesty, non-injury to others, charity, forgiveness, and the discovery of Shiva. Ardent devotees stay awake throughout this night. Others visit one of the Shiva temples or go on a pilgrimage to the Jyotirlingams. The festival is believed to have originated in 5th century BC.

Every year thousands of devotees visits to Kapaleshwar Temple to seek the blessings of Bhagawan Kapaleshawar. Their facilities and accessibility are the major priorities for the Sansthan.

This year, on the occasion of Mahashivaratri, Sansthan is taking care to manage all the possible arrangements to make the darshan more fruitful for the devotees.  Sansthan has also planned to distribute 51,000+ Rudrakshas, and prasad to the visiting devotees.