Publish Date: | Tue, 22 Feb 2022 12:13 PM (IST)
Maha Shivratri 2022: Maha Shivratri is of great importance in Hinduism. Shiva devotee waits for this whole year. On this day worship and abhishek are done in Shiva temples. There is a special pomp of this festival in special temples. Devotees come from far and wide to see it and have darshan of Lord Shankar. One of these is the Mahakar temple of Ujjain. Mahashivratri, the festival of marriage of Bholenath and Mata Parvati, is celebrated with great pomp here. The programs start here even before Mahashivratri.
9 days celebrate Shivnavratri
The festivities begin 9 days before Mahashivratri at the Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain. Shivnavratri is celebrated here for nine days. This year Mahashivratri is on 1st March. The festival of Shivnavratri has started from 21st February. The special thing is that Shivnavratri is organized in the entire country only in Ujjain.
Jyotirlinga is adorned in 9 forms
Devotees are not allowed to enter the sanctum sanctorum of the Mahakaleshwar temple during Shivnavratri for 9 days. Only the priests of the temple perform the puja. Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is decorated in 9 different forms for nine days. On the first day, Shri Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is adorned with hemp, dry fruits, flowers and silk clothes. Shri Sheshnag Shringar on the second day, Overcast Shringar on the third day, Shri Chhabina Shringar on the fourth day, Shri Holkar Shringar on the fifth day, Shri Manmahesh Shringar on the sixth day, Shri Umamahesh Shringar on the seventh day, Shri Shivtandava Shringar on the eighth day, and on the ninth day the entire sanctum sanctorum was decorated with flowers. goes. Along with this, the marriage ceremony of Lord Shiva is celebrated.
10th day is special
After performing the tradition of Shiva-Parvati marriage ceremony on the day of Mahashivratri, Shri Sehra Shringar of the Lord is done. In which Bholenath is dressed by making Sehra from Savaman flowers. On this day, Bhasma Aarti is not done in Brahma Muhurta but in special Muhurta in the afternoon.
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Posted By: Arvind Dubey