Maha Shivaratri is widely celebrated in India on Chaturdashi Tithi during the Krishna Paksha during the month of Mag and Falgun. Read to know the difference between Shivaratri and Maha Shivaratri.
Maha Shivaratri, also known as the ‘Great Raat of Shiva’, is a festival dedicated to Lord Shiva. This festival is widely celebrated all over India during the Krishna Paksha during the month of Mag and Falgun, according to the South Indian calendar, this festival comes in the month of Mag and according to the North Indian calendar, the festival declines. Is. The month of Falgun.
This year, Maha Shivaratri will be celebrated on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Chaturdashi Tithi for Maha Shivaratri will start on February 26 at 11:08 am and end on February 27 at 08:54 am. On February 27, 12:27 am to 01:16 pm.
Many people are confused between Shivaratri and Maha Shivaratri. Read because we tell you the difference between two festivals.
What is Shivaratri?
It is also known as monthly Shivratri and falls on the Chaturdashi of Krishna Paksha. There are 12 Shivratis every year and have great importance for Lord Shiva’s believers. On Shivaratri, people fast, pray and meditate to Lord Shiva.
What is Maha Shivaratri?
Unlike Shivratri, which happens once every month, Maha Shivaratri takes place only once every year. It usually comes in the month of February or March. There are many beliefs about Maha Shivaratri. Some believe that on the night of Maha Shivaratri, Lord Shiva performs cosmic dances that represents the cycle of creation, protection and destruction. Others believe that this is the night of union between Shiva and Shakti, ie Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
Maha Shivaratri is also considered a night when the northern hemisphere of the planet is deployed in such a way that energy is naturally defted in a human being.
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