Nagpur Har Har Mahadev chants reverberated as thousands of devotees thronged temples across Nagpur to offer prayers on Mahashivaratri on Saturday.
The festival falls in Hindu month of Phalgun and is observed with fasting and religious rituals. Walking up to sacred Shiva shrines offering water, honey, milk and even sugar cane juice on the Shivlinga are some of the activities that take place.
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Thursday 07 Nov. 2024
In Nagpur, Kalyaneshwar Temple in Mahal and at Jagnath Budhwari along with Prachin Kalyaneshwar temple in Telangkhedi and other temples were flooded with devotees. Devotees started queuing up from as early as 3 am for darshan. The Shivlinga in the temple is considered jagrut.
Even at private temples built by individuals, prayers are offered the entire night. Aarti was also performed at various temples. Everyone offered prayers to Shivalinga through water, shower petals, fruits etc.
Maha Shivratri is one of the most auspicious Hindu festivals which is celebrated across India. Chants of ‘Har Har Mahadev’ are heard in all parts of the city on this day. Prayers are offered with the faith and hope that Shiva would redeem them from the life cycle. So fasting for 24 hours, carrying water and tridents to be offered at temples, doing night long rudra abhisheks, are all performed to appease the Lord.
