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Maha Shivratri 2019: When is Maha Shivratri? Festival’s Date, Day & Shubh Muhurat
Maha Shivratri is on March 4, 2019, and we bring to you details related to the Shubh Muhurat and rituals of fasting on this auspicious occasion. Read to know more.
Maha Shivratri is one of the most auspicious occasions according to Hindu mythology. It is a Hindu festival which is celebrated to honour one of the Trinity, Lord Shiva. As per the Hindu calendar, Shivratri is there in every luni-solar month. However, annually towards the onset of summer and end of winter, Maha Shivratri is celebrated to pay respects to Lord Shiva. This year, Maha Shivratri is on Monday, March 4. Maha Shivratri is also known as ‘The Great Night of Shiva.” This year, Maha Shivratri is on Monday, March 4. Also, the Shubh Muhurat for Maha Shivratri Pooja starts on March 4, 4:28 PM and ends on March 5, 7:07 AM.
This year, Maha Shivratri is on a Monday and thus, it’s significance increases. Also, the Maha Kumbh 2019 is taking place at Prayagraj and on Maha Shivratri many people will take the holy dip in the water of the Ganges. There are many legends related to the history of Maha Shivratri. As per stories, on this day, Lord Shiva and Parvati got married and thus, it is celebrated to mark their union. As per another legend, on this day, Shiva drank the poison of negativity to protect the world from all evil. Also, there is another tale which states that Lord Shiva performs Tandav on this day and thus, prayers and chants are needed to calm him down. Maha Shivratri is celebrated at night and people offer prayers in the form of chanting of mantras and more.
On this day, people wake up early in the morning and offer prayers to Lord Shiva after taking bath. They also observe a fast on this festival and only take fruits in the day. They chant mantras and shlokas to please Lord Shiva. In temples, pandits and followers visit all day and chant Om Namah Shivaay and other Lord Shiva mantras all day. They also worship the Shiva Lingam and try to please the Lord.
