Maha Shivratri - The festival of Lord Gauri Shankar
Maha Shivratri- The festival of Lord GauriShankar Maha Shivratri - The festival of Lord GauriShankar Lord GauriShankar Maha Shivratri is a HINDU festival celebrated annually in reverence of the god SHIVA . It is the day Shiva was married to the goddess PARVATI . The Maha Shivratri festival, also popularly known as 'Shivratri' or 'Great Night of Shiva', marks the convergence of Shiva and Shakti . Maha Shivratri is celebrated on the day is Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi of Hindu calendar month PHALGUNA which falls in Feb. or March as per the Western Calender. Of the twelve Shivaratris in the year, the Maha Shivarathri is the most holy. The festival is principally celebrated by offerings of BAEL leaves and Abhishek of Milk or Water to Shiva, all-day fasting and...