Shivratri Kab hai: Shivratri Date 2020, Maha Shivratri 2020

Shivratri Kab hai: Shivratri Date 2020, Why Shivratri Is Celebrated?

Maha Shivaratri is one of the most prominent Hindu festivals in India.  It is a festival of worship of Lord Shiva and his consort Mata Parvati.
This festival is celebrated all over India, Nepal, Bangladesh and all the parts of the world where Hindu population is more.

 The festival falls in February or March according to the Gregorian calendar.  According to the Hindu calendar, it falls on the 14th day of Phalgun month and the 13th night, which is believed to be the "favorite day of the year" of Lord Shiva.  Maha Shivaratri is considered the most sacred of the twelve Shivaratri celebrations celebrated during the Hindu year.

 "Shivratri" means "the great night of Lord Shiva," on the 13th day of Phalgun, Jagran is kept for the entire night by all the devotees of Lord Shiva.  This is different from most Hindu festivals, which are celebrated during the day.  The worship and worship of Lord Shiva at night is celebrated to commemorate the day when Lord Shiva "saved the world from destruction," which is characterized by darkness.

 On the 14th of Phalgun, Hindus observe fast for the whole day.  They also offer flowers, belpatras, and fruits to Lord Shiva.  They light lamps, incense sticks, take holy baths in the Ganges and other holy rivers, do yoga meditation, and chant the "Om Namah Shivaya" mantra throughout the day.  On this day, entire temples of Bharatvarsha echo with the shouts of "Hara Har Mahadev!"  At the same time, they play the bells of the temple and, after this, circle the Shivling, bathe it with water or milk.  Finally, they put three lines of "holy ash" on their foreheads as a symbol of purity, wisdom and atonement.

 Local people and tourists in India can be involved in any of the following activities during Maha Shivaratri:

Maha Shivratri Celebration Go to festivals and fairs around Hindu temples all over India.  The temples will be filled with lamps, flowers and other decorations, and many tourists attend.  The event in Mandi city of North India is probably the largest, with 81 temples.  In Central India, the Mahakaleshwar Temple is one of the most famous darshan shrines of Lord Shiva for the celebration of Maha Shivaratri.  In South India, events near the Vishwanath Temple in Karnataka are the most important.

 If you wish, you can learn about some stories related to Maha Shivaratra.  For example, according to a legend, Shivaji himself drank it in order to save the world when a pot of poison came out during the churning of the ocean, but he did not swallow it.  However, because of this his throat turned blue.  According to another legend, once a man went to pick woods in the forest and he got there at night.  He climbed the tree to stay safe, and to stay awake (and to avoid falling from the tree), he broke the leaves of the tree one by one, taking the name of Lord Shiva.  Incidentally, there was a Shiva lingam under the tree, and since Shivji loved this experience, presently Lord Shiva is chanted at night and he is offered Belpatras.



 Maha Shivratri is associated with the arrival of spring in India and especially the blooming of flowers.  Therefore, you can visit the Lalbagh Botanical Garden in Bangalore and its famous flowering plants and "House of Glass".  There is also a lake and a tropical bird sanctuary.  Another option may also be the National Park of the Valley of Flowers in the state of the Western Himalayas.  This mountain is completely covered with alpine flowers.

 Although Maha Shivaratri is a religious festival of Hindus and focuses on Hindu temples, it also has lively and interesting cultural activities that tourists can visit.

Maha Shivratri 2020 Let us know when Maha shivratri is in 2020 and Mahashivaratri 2020 date and Muhurat.  Mahashivratri is one of the biggest festivals of Hindus.  According to South Indian almanac (Amavasyant almanac), this festival is celebrated on the Chaturdashi of Krishna Paksha of the month of Magh.  On the other hand, according to the North Indian almanac (full-fledged almanac), Mahashivaratri is organized on the Chaturdashi of the Krishna Paksha of Falgun month.  Mahashivaratri falls on the same day according to both the full and the new calendar, so according to the English calendar, the date of the festival remains the same.  On this day, Shiva-devotees offer worship, fast and night-awakening by offering bell-letters etc. on the Shivling in temples.

 The scriptural rules of Mahashivaratri fast

 According to the scriptures, the following rules have been set for when to celebrate Mahashivaratri fast -

 1. If Chaturdashi is Nishithvapini on the first day, then on the same day, celebrate Mahashivaratri.  The eighth Muhurta of the night is called Nishith Kaal.  In simple words, when the Chaturdashi date starts and the eighth Muhurat of the night is falling on the Chaturdashi date, then Shivaratri should be celebrated on the same day.

 2. If Chaturdashi touches the first part of Nishithkal on the second day and spreads the whole Nishith on the first day, then Mahashivratri is organized on the first day.

 3. In all the situations except the above two conditions, the fast is observed on the very next day.

Shivaratri Fasting Rituals

 1. Fill water or milk in an earthen pot, put bell pepper, mud-flower, rice etc. on top and offer it to Shivalinga.  If there is no Shiva temple nearby, then they should be worshiped by making a Shivling of clay at home.

 2. Recitation of Shiva Purana and Mahamrityunjaya Mantra or Panchakaksha Mantra of Shiva ॐ Namah Shivaya should be recited on this day.  Also, there is a law for night awakening on Mahashivratri.

 3. According to classical law, it is best to worship Shivaratri in 'Nishith Kaal'.  However, the devotees can worship it from the four guards of the night at their convenience.

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 Shivaratri Festival From Astrological Point Of View

Shivratri Festival The Lord of Chaturdashi Tithi is Lord Bholenath i.e. Shiva himself.  Therefore, Chaturdashi of Krishna Paksha of every month is celebrated as monthly Shivaratri.  In astrology, this date is described as very auspicious.  According to the estimation of Mathematical astrology, at the time of Maha Shivaratri, the sun has passed Uttarayan and the season-change is also going on.  According to astrology, on the Chaturdashi date, the moon falls into its weak state.  Shiva is holding the moon on his forehead - hence, worshiping Shiva leads to the lunar strength of the person, which is a factor of the mind.  In other words, the worship of Shiva strengthens the will power and instills indomitable courage and perseverance in the conscience.

 Legend of Mahashivaratri

 Shivratri There are many stories about Shivratri.  It is found that Bhagwati Parvati had done austerities to get Shiva as her husband.  According to mythology, this resulted in the marriage of Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati to Falgun Krishna Chaturdashi.  This is the reason why Mahashivaratri is considered very important and sacred.

 On the other hand, Garuda Purana tells another story about the importance of this day, according to which a Nishadraj went hunting with his dog on this day, but he did not find any victim.  Tired of hunger and thirst, he went to the bank of a pond, where there was Shivling under the Bilva tree.  To give rest to his body he broke some bilva-patras, which also fell on the Shivling.  To clean his feet he sprinkled pond water on them, some drops of which also fell on the Shivling.  While doing so, one of his arrows fell down;  To lift it, he bowed down in front of Shiva Linga.  In this way, he inadvertently completed the entire process of Shiva-worship on Shivratri day.  When the Yamdoots came to pick him up after death, Shiva's people protected him and drove him away.

Shivratri: Monthly Shivaratri of Magh month is today.  On this day, fasting is followed by fasting.  Like Mahashivratri, monthly Shivaratri also has the importance of worshiping Shiva at night.

Shivratri: Monthly Shivaratri fast of Magh month is today.  It is done on Chaturdashi date of Krishna Paksha of every month.  Therefore it is also called Shiva Chaturdashi.

 It is believed that Lord Shiva is happy by observing the fast of monthly Shivaratri and his blessings showered upon the seeker.  Shiva has also been called the Lord of Chaturdashi Tithi of Krishna Paksha, hence Lord Shiva should be worshiped on this day.  On this day, along with Shivji, his family should also be worshiped.

 Shivratri: Puja method of monthly Shivaratri

 Shivratri 2020 The Puja Vidhi of the monthly Shivaratri is similar to that of Maha Shivaratri.  Like Mahashivratri, monthly Shivaratri also has the importance of worshiping Shiva at night.  However, worship Goddess Parvati, Ganesh ji, Kartikeya ji and Shiva with Shiva on the monthly Shivaratri day.

Abhishek of Shiva is done with water, milk, curd, pure ghee, honey, sugar or sugar, Ganga water and sugarcane stock etc.  Shiva is offered Belpatra, Sami Patra, Kusha and Durba etc.  Also Ganja, Bhang, Dhatura are also offered as Bhog to Shiva.

Shivratri: auspicious month of Magha monthly Shivaratri

 Shivratri 2020 The fast is observed on Shiva Chaturdashi fasting.  This time, the auspicious time for worshiping Shiva at night is from 12.25 pm to 1.16 pm tonight.  By the way, Chaturdashi has started.  It started at 1.48 pm on Wednesday and will end at 2.17 pm (24 January) tonight.

It is believed that every person who observes the fast of monthly Shivaratri has all his sins destroyed.  With the glory of this fast, a person attains longevity, opulence, health, progeny and knowledge, and finally goes to Shivaloka.

Maha Shivratri 2020: Shiva devotees eagerly wait for Maha Shivratri (Maha Shivratri).  This year, the festival of Mahashivaratri is in the month of February.

Maha Shivratri 2020 Date

 When is Maha shivratri 2020? if you are looking for the answer to this question, then let us tell you that this year Maha Shivaratri (Maha Shivratri 2020) is on 21st February, Friday.

When is Maha Shivaratri

 Shivratri kab hai If Chaturdashi is Nishithvapini on the first day, then on the same day, celebrate Mahashivratri.  The eighth Muhurta of the night is called Nishith Kaal.  In simple words, when Chaturdashi Tithi starts and the eighth Muhurat of the night is falling on Chaturdashi date, then Shivaratri should be celebrated on the same day.

 If Chaturdashi touches the first part of Nishith period on the second day and spreads the whole Nishith on the first day, then Mahashivaratri is organized on the first day.In all the situations except the above two conditions, the fast is observed on the following day.

Maha Shivratri 2020 Importance

 Shivaratri is celebrated every month in Hinduism.  Monthly Shivaratri occurs on the month of Krishnapaksha Chaturdashi, but Shivaratri which falls on Falgun Krishna Chaturdashi is worshiped as Mahashivratri.  It is believed that on this day Shiva-Parvati (Shiv Parvati) was married.

 Maha Shivratri Shubh Muhurat

Shivratri date The auspicious time of worship on Maha Shivaratri is 49 minutes.  The time of Nishith Kaal Puja is from 21:27 to 1:17 on 21 February.

 Maha Shivratri Vrat Vidhi

 Take a bath early in the morning on Mahashivaratri.  Worship Lord Shiva and resolve the fast.  Go to the temple and offer Belpatra etc. to Lord Shiva.  Wearing a garland of Rudraksha on this day is also considered good.  On the day of Mahashivaratri, mix Ganga water in raw milk and anoint the Shivling.  Worship with sandalwood, flowers, incense, lamps etc.

Tyohar 2020: The fourth week of the month of January of the English calendar has started.  Today is Shattila Ekadashi on Monday 20 January.  It has already been told.  Some important fasts and festivals are coming in this fourth week of January, including Til Dwadashi, Mercury Pradosh Vrat, monthly Shivaratri, Mouni Amavasya, Gupta Navratri etc.  Let's know on which date these major fasts and festivals are starting.

So that was all about the MAHA SHIVRATRI . Hope you liked the blog as much as I liked writing it for you.