Shivaratri | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-05-11

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00:01:02 1 Description
00:02:32 2 History and significance
00:04:03 3 Maha Shivaratri and Tantra
00:04:40 4 In India
00:09:27 4.1 Stories &amp; Beliefs
00:09:33 4.1.1 Samudra Manthan
00:10:02 5 In Nepal
00:10:47 6 Outside South Asia
00:11:20 7 See also



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Maha Shivaratri  is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in honor of Lord Shiva, and in particular, marks the day of the marriage of Shiva. There is a Shivaratri in every luni-solar month of the Hindu calendar, on the month's 13th night/14th day, but once a year in late winter (February/March, or phalgun) and before the arrival of Summer, marks Maha Shivaratri which means "the Great Night of Shiva".It is a major festival in Hinduism, and this festival is solemn and marks a remembrance of "overcoming darkness and ignorance" in life and the world. It is observed by remembering Shiva and chanting prayers, fasting, and meditating on ethics and virtues such as self-restraint, honesty, non-injury to others, forgiveness, and the discovery of Shiva. The ardent devotees keep awake all night. Others visit one of the Shiva temples or go on pilgrimage to Jyotirlingams. This is an ancient Hindu festival whose origin date is unknown.In Kashmir Shaivism, the festival is called Har-ratri or phonetically simpler Haerath or Herath by Shiva faithfuls of the Kashmir region.