Maha Shivratri Cards - Maha Shivratri 2008 Celebrations
Maha Shivratri 2008 is ready to come your way on 6th March. It is the day when Lord Shiva and goddess Parvati tied the knot. So, it celebrates their divine union and at the same time it is a boon for all those who are looking forward to their marriage. Moreover, it’s a great spiritual time when you can expect to lap up the blessings and grace of Lord Shiva. It’s the time to fast all through the day and to devotedly perform the holy ‘Puja’. Also, it is the time to summon all your closed ones to the venue of festivities and to send across Mahashivratri cards to the distant friends.
Mahashivratri is a festival when Hindus adopt various ways to fondle Lord Shiva with several holy offerings. Numerous devotees use milk mixed with the petals of different flowers to pamper their Lord. Honey adds the sweetness to the entire incensed assortment. In addition to this, incensed water along with wild fruits such as jujube fruit and leaves make for the numerous presents that Lord Shiva love to have in abundance. An array of temples seems to be flooded with loads of offerings and this brings everything associated with the festival on a lively mode.
And when we talk about the mode of worship that marks Mahashivratri, we find ourselves offering prayers to Lord Shiva along with his wife, the generous Goddess Parvati. Spinsters and young girls make it a point to gladden the Goddess Parvati, who in turn rewards them with their perfect match. They adorn themselves with beautiful and new clothes and rush with all their zest to reach the nearest temple of Lord Shiva. They don’t mind standing in queues and continue to follow the conventional style that forms a part of Lord Shiva’s worship. Through a number of sacred rituals that form the very initials of performing the ‘puja’, one feels the colors of Maha Shivrarti.
On Maha Shivratri, worshippers show their respect for the ‘Jyotirlingas’, the indigenously originated ‘Shiv Lings’ that unfold for us the holy gift given to us by nature, following the decree of Lord Shiva. Together they are twelve in number and it is considered extremely fortunate to visit any one of these ‘Jyotirlingas’ on the holy day of Mahashivratri.
Various legendary tales exist that affirm the importance of fasting on this holy Hindu festival. In Mahabharata, there is a brief account of King Chitrabhanu’s experiences of his yester life. He belonged to the Ikshvaku dynasty but was an unfaltering devotee of Lord Shiva and had retained an accurate memory of his past life. His single act of fasting and caressing a Shiv Linga counted a lot and pleased Lord Shiva to a great extent. Another folklore is that of a hunter, who also impressed Lord Shiva by his unprepared oblation of beal leaves. Because of his unconscious move, the convention of offering beal leaves also started. The stress on several conventions made by these folk stories emphasize the fact that Lord Shiva observes everyone who plunges to involve himself in varied rituals that touch His heart. Such rituals add on to the entire spirit that permeates the festivities of Mahashivratri.
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