Upcoming Festivals of India

Maha Shivratri 2020: Right Time And Date For Celebration Om Namah: Shivaay. Mahashivratri Phalgun Krishna Chaturdashi will be celebrated on Friday 21 February .  Shobhayatras will take place across the city and Shiva and Parvati's wedding festivities will be celebrated at night.  Many rare coincidences are being made this time on this Maha Parva of Hindu religions.  Due to these auspicious coincidences, worship of Bholenath, Rudrabhishek, Vrat and Jagran will be many times more fruitful on Mahashivratri this time.  With respect to Maha Shivaratri, preparations for worship and Rudrabhishek are started in the pagoda and temples of the city.  Abhishek Acharya Priyendu Priyadarshi from Panchamrit-pomegranate juice told Shivpuran that the anointing of Lord with Panchamrit and pomegranate juice on Mahashivaratri will increase the great fortune and liberation from Pitradosh. At the same time, offering abrak and perfume with the flower of Akoun will remove volu...

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 a...