🕉️ Maha Shivaratri
மகா சிவராத்திரி
📜 Story / History
On this night, Lord Shiva performed the cosmic dance and married Parvati. A hunter hiding in a tree unknowingly dropped Bilva leaves on a Shivalinga below. His unintentional worship granted him salvation.
🛕 Rituals / Customs
Fasting
Night-long vigil
Shiva Puja
Rudrabhishekam
Bilva archana
✨ Significance
Shiva worship, spiritual awakening, absolution of sins