Is it good to celebrate maha shivaratri?

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Sanjay S

Shivaratri is celebrated on the 6th night of the dark Phalgun (Feb or March) every year. On the auspicious day, devotees observe fast and keep vigil all night. Mahashivaratri marks the night when Lord Shiva performed the 'Tandava'. It is also believed that on this day Lord Shiva was married to Parvati Ma. On this day Shiva devotees observe fast and offer fruits, flowers and bel leaves on Shiva Linga.
Festival of Mahashivaratri is the most important festival for the millions of devotees of Lord Shiva. The festival has been accorded lot of significance in Hindu mythology. It says that a devotee who performs sincere worship of Lord Shiva on the auspicious day of Shivratri is absolved of sins and attains moksha.

Significance of Shivaratri in Hinduism
Festival of Mahashivaratri has tremendous significance in Hinduism. According to sacred scriptures, ritual worship of Lord Shiva on Shivratri festival that falls on the 14th day of the dark fortnight in the month of Phalgun pleases Lord Shiva the most. This fact is said to have been declared by Lord Shiva himself, when his consort Parvati asked him as to which ritual performed by his devotees pleases him the most.

Even till date, devotees of Lord Shiva perform the ritual worship of Shivratri with care and devotion. They observe day and nigh fast and give sacred bath to Shiva Linga with honey, milk, water etc. Hindus consider it extremely auspicious to worship Lord Shiva on a Shivaratri as it is believed that worship of Lord Shiva with devotion and sincerity absolves a devotee of past sins. The devotee reaches the abode of Lord Shanker and lives there happily. He is also liberated from the cycle of birth and death and attains moksha or salvation.

Significance of Shivaratri for Women
Mahashivratri Festival is also considered to be an extremely significant festival by women. Married and unmarried women observe fast and perform Shiva Puja with sincerity to appease Goddess Parvati who is also regarded as â€˜Gauraâ€™ - one who bestows marital bliss and long and prosperous married life. Unmarried women also pray for a husband like Lord Shiva who is regarded as the ideal husband.

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its up to u.....

CA pp jain

Maha shivratri isone of the biggest festival of hindus and genrally a fasting day. you must offer milk to lord shiva today and have prasad.go to any shiv temple.there will be lot of rush but do not miss todays darshan.

Shilpa J

Yeah its really good....to celebrate maha shivratri...

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Yes, its good if you wake up whole night at offer prayers and poojs to Lord Shiva.

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Do you know what the ladies are doing on Sivaratri ?

The do fasting for the whole day and night. After that they pour milk and water over the Siva Lingam (gigantic stone replica of phallus of lord shiva), with a expectation of having a husband with similar one. The married women do this with a prayer that her husband's tool should be as big as that of the stone statue.

So if you also expect so then do celebrate sivaratri.

My answer may hear raw and slang but as per Hindu mythology this is the exact purpose of sivaratri.

ADDED LATER - I have already received two thumbs down rating. When we the Hindus will get the guts to accept truth as thuth. If I show my phallus openly it would be considered as obscene and pictures would be rted "X". And the phallus of Lord Shiva is HOLY !!

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