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	Maha Shivratri
		Maha Shivaratri is celebrated throughout the country; it is particularly popular in Uttar Pradesh.
		Maha Shivratri continues to be celebrated forever and ever.
		In the Shanti Parva of the Mahabharata, Bhishma, whilst resting on the bed of arrows and discoursing on Dharma, refers to the observance of Maha Shivaratri by King Chitrabhanu.
	www.indialife.com /Festivals/shivratri.htm (941 words)

	India4u - Festivals
		Maha Shivratri is celebrated on the 14th night of the new moon, in the dark half of the month of Phalguna.
		On the day of Shivratri, the lingam is bathed with the five sacred offerings of a cow; called the panchagavya - milk, sour milk, urine, butter and dung.
		In Kashmir, the festival is held for 15 days; the thirteenth day is observed as Herath, a day of fast followed by a family feast.
	www.india4u.com /festival/mahashiv.asp (405 words)

	maha shivratri,Origin Of shivratri,shiva Rituals,om namah shivaya,lord shiva,picture of lord shiva (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Maha Shivratri, the night of the worship of Shiva, occurs on the 14th night of the new moon during the dark half of the month of Phalguna.
		Shivratri (Sanskrit 'ratri' = night) is the night when he is said to have performed the Tandava Nritya or the dance of primordial creation, preservation and destruction.
		He or she reaches the abode of Shiva and is liberated from the cycle of birth and death.
	www.india4world.com /Indian-religion/hinduism-religion/god/ShivaPart-2.shtml (544 words)

	Nri Worldwide
		Maha Shivratri falls on the 13th (or 14th) day of the month of Phalguna (February-March) of the Indian calendar.
		Shivratri is essentially the celebration of this event when Shiva saved the world.
		Immediately after Maha Shivratri, almost like a miracle, the trees are full of flowers as if to announce that after winter, the fertility of the earth has been rejuvenated.
	www.nri-worldwide.com /cgi-local/festivals.pl?action=fest&fest=16 (466 words)

	Maha Shivaratri (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Maha Shivratri is a very country, community and culture oriented festival for oneness of mankind, creating brotherhood of humanity.
		Shiv worship on the Maha Shivratri day is an occasion when all denominations of Hindu communities come together with the object to please the creator Almighty God.
		Shivratri worship is accepted and performed as equality in terms of practice throughout the length and breadth of India.
	www.mandhata.org /maha_shivaratri.htm (227 words)

	Maha Shivratri
		Shivratri is also the celebration of this event by which Shiva saved the world.
		Maha Shivratri being a moonless night, people worship the god who wears the crescent moon as an adornment in his hair, Shiva.
		Maha Shivratri is thus not only a ritual but also a cosmic definition of the Hindu universe.
	www.indianvisit.com /fair-festivals/festivals_of_india/mahashivratri.html (1707 words)

	Devotional - Music India OnLine
		Maha Shivaratri is a festival in honour of Lord Shiva.
		Maha Shivratri is celebrated in the honour of Lord Shiva.
		Celebrate the festival of Maha Shivratri in honour of Lord Shiva for the salvation of the souls, chanting the holy mantra alongwith...
	www.musicindiaonline.com /music/devotional (147 words)

	Shivaratri Pooja,Mahashivratri Puja,Shivratri Puja,Maha Shivratari Pooja
		Besides, worship of Lord Shiva on Shivratri is also considered to be extremely beneficial for women.
		While, married women pray to Shiva for the well being of their husbands and sons, unmarried women pray for a husband like Shiva, who is considered to be the ideal husband.
		This is followed by worship to Sun God, Vishnu and Shiva in accordance with the purification rite observed on all-important Hindu festivals.
	www.mahashivratri.org /shivaratri-pooja.html (573 words)

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		Maha Shivratri,Maha Shivratri Festival,Maha Shivratri in India,Maha Shivratri The Hindu Festival
		According to ancient scriptures, Shiva manifests himself in the form of a huge flaming lingam known as Jyotirlinga on Shivratri.
		On the day of Shivratri in Shiva temples, the lingam is bathed with the five sacred offerings of a cow, called the panchagavya - milk, sour milk, urine, butter and dung.
	www.culturopedia.com /Festivals/maha_shivratri.html (189 words)

	Shree Swaminarayan Temple Cardiff - Festivals
		Maha Vad - 30 - 17 February 2007
		Shivaratri falls on the fourteenth day of dark half of every month but this day in Maha is The Great Night of Shiva and is dedicated to his worship.
		Lord Shiva is also regarded as one of the five foremost deities (Shikshapatri 84), for these reasons Lord Swaminarayan has requested that we must perform poojan of Lord Shiva with Bilva leaves (Shikshapatri 149) and also observe the rules of fasting on this day.
	www.swaminarayanwales.org.uk /Festivals/festivaldetails.asp?fcode=15 (508 words)

	Maha Shivratri, Festivals of India @ NewKerala.Com, India (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The word Shivratri exactly translates into "the night of Shiva." This is a festival observed in honor of Lord Shiva.
		Hence on Shivratri day the lingam is worshipped, however women are not supposed to touch it.
		Maha Shivratri is an important day for the devotees of Shiva.
	festivals.newkerala.com /maha-shivratri.php (426 words)

	Maha Shivratri Legends, Maha Shivratri legends, legends of maha shivratri, Maha Shivratri, Lord Shiva Legends, Legends ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Maha Shivratri is celebrated on the 14th night of the new moon.
		Maha Shivratri The Purans contain many stories and legends describing the origin of this Maha Shivratri festival.
		Maha Shivratri is a Hindu holiday in which Lord Shiva, re-creator of life.
	www.holidayjoys.com /directory/holidays/maha_shivratri/maha_shivratri_legends.shtml (160 words)

	MAHA SHIVARATRI - The Night of Lord Shiva
		This is a festival observed in honor of Lord Shiva.
		Maha Shivratri therefore means the grand night of Shiva.
		Shiva-Parvati married and this reunion is celebrated on Maha Shivratri.
	www.rudraksha-ratna.com /mahashivaratri.html (420 words)

	Maha Shivratri: In Honor of Lord Shiva (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Maha Shivratri (which means "night of Shiva") is a Hindu holiday that honors Lord Shiva, one of the Hindu Trinity that consists of Lord Brahma (the creator), Lord Vishnu (the preserver) and Lord Shiva (the destroyer and the reproducer of life).
		On Maha Shivratri, pilgrims and all of the Hindu faithful throng to temples and express their continuing reverence for Lord Shiva and his place in the Hindu trinity.
		In India, Maha Shivratri is a nationwide celebration.
	www.fridgedoor.info /spring-celebrations/hindu-maha-shivratri.php (544 words)

	Puja at Pujas at 5 temples on Maha Shivratri (2006):Saranam
		Puja at Pujas at 5 temples on Maha Shivratri (2006):Saranam
		Pujas at 5 temples on Maha Shivratri (2006)
		Maha Shivratri occurs on the 14th night of the new moon during the dark half of the month of Phalguna.
	www.saranam.com /Pujas/puja_product.asp?TempleID=14001 (938 words)

	Learning Through Celebration: Parinirvana Day
		Maha Shivratri is a Hindu celebration of Lord Shiva.
		On Maha Shivratri we had friends staying over and it first made sense to celebrate properly with an Indian meal.
		This is how we came to celebrate Maha Shivratri one day late, at lunchtime.
	www.framtidskonsten.se /online/march21/jeanette/16feb.htm (442 words)

	Thought Power - Gayatri Pariwar USA (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Maha Shivratri literally means "the great night of Shiva".
		Since then, Mahashivaratri is also believed to bean auspicious occasion for women to pray for the well-being of their husbands and sons.An unmarried woman prays for a husband like Shiva, who is considered to be the ideal husband.
		There is a story that is told on the night of Maha Shivratri, which goes something like this.
	www.thoughtpower.org /YouthDevelopment/Festivals/MahaShivratri.asp (412 words)

	- HotelBook.com Events Guide: Maha Shivratri (Delhi, India)
		Maha Shivratri is celebrated in Shiva temples all over Delhi on the night when the god is said to have performed the Tandava, or the dance of primordial creation, preservation and destruction.
		In temples all across the country, bells ring, sacred texts are chanted and traditional offerings of leaves and milk are made to the Shiva lingam, the phallic symbol of the god.
		Worship of Shiva is said to release the worshipper from the cycle of death and rebirth.
	guides.hotelbook.com /sisp/index.htm?fx=event&event_id=149506 (253 words)

	The Original \|\| Shree Swaminarayan Sampraday \|\| (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the Bhagwad Gita, Bhishma, who was wounded in battle, lay on the bed of arrows waiting for the northward journey of the sun before choosing to die.
		Hundered of devotees from the local area of Parsippany, New Jersey, participated in the sacred religious ritual of Maha Pooja of Almighty Shree Swaminarayan Bhagwan.
		Maha Pooja was performed at the sacred bank of Mansarovar by His Holiness to end what was an inspirational journey.
	www.swaminarayan.info (1182 words)

	Kumbh Mela 2001 ends with Maha Shivratri (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Maha Shivratri was an extraordinary day here in Allahabad.
		I believe between 800,000 to 900,000 had their Maha Shivratri snan in and around the Sangam today.
		In Images and pictures He is seen with the crescent Moon on His head as well as with the Ganga sprouting out of his hair like a fountain.
	www.zenzibar.com /Articles/kumbhamela/mahashivratri.asp (843 words)

	Maha Shivratri (महा शिव-रात्रि) Festival at JKP, Barsana Dham
		Anyone interested in leading a chant during the puja at the Mahadev shrine for Maha Shivratri Sunday, February 18th, contact Harishji at 301-8535.
		Maha Shivratri (महाशिव रात्रि) is celebrated outside at the Gopeshwar Mahadev Mandir at Barsana Dham.
		In Vaikunth, Maha Vishnu, God Shiv and Durga, all those three are equally supreme God and Goddess in Vaikunth.
	www.jkpbd.com /festivals-shivratri.html (1609 words)

	Daily Excelsior.........State
		Maha Shivratri, he said, inspires us in our pursuit of truth and understanding of the universe and the cycle of dissipation of the old, and emergence of the new.
		Nengroo has conveyed his felicitations to the people of the State on the eve of Maha Shivratri.
		In a message the Minister hoped the Maha Shivratri will usher peace and prosperity to the people of the State.
	www.dailyexcelsior.com /01feb21/state.htm (2804 words)

	Welcome to Dal Sabzi for Aatman :Maha Shivratri
		Maha Shivratri is the longest and darkest night of the month.
		It is the night on which Shivji and Parvati tied the knot and became 'One'.
		Darkness (Shivratri) or you may call it a 'Vast Emptiness' is all pervasive, present everywhere, like God.
	www.dalsabzi.com /Language_Festivals/shivratri.htm (1521 words)

	Maha Shivratri, Maha Shivratri in Kerala
		The uppermost piece of wood symbolizes swargaloka (heaven), the one at the centre represents antarikshaloka (space) and the bottommost plank symbolizes bhuloka (earth).
		These planks are adorned with bael (woodapple leaves) and mango leaves at the top of a coconut typifying the head of Shiva with The rough shank of the coconut and the three circular marks on the fruit representing his tousled hair and the three eyes respectively.
		It is believed that one who devotedly chants the sacred name of Shiva during Shivratri with proper devotion is liberated from all sins and consequently from the repetitive cycle of birth and death.
	www.mapsofindia.com /maps/kerala/people-culture-and-festivals/maha-shivarathri.html (570 words)

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		Sri Maha Shivaratri or "The Night of Shiva" is observed in honor of the Hindu God Shiva.
		Maha Shivratri is celebrated on the 14th night of the new moon and this year it falls on the 14th February 2007.
		Let’s come to know about the tradition and customs associated with Maha Shivratri and seek the blessings of Lord Shiva.
	www.123mahashivratri.com (209 words)

	Maha Shivaratri 2006
		Maha Shivratri is the longest and darkest night of the month.
		It is also believed that on Shivratri, Lord Shiva became Neelkantham by swallowing the deadly poison that came up from the ocean during the churning of "Kshir Sagar".
		Thus, Shivratri is the celebration of this event by which Shiva saved the world.
	www.truthstar.com /articles/maha_shivratri.asp (666 words)

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		Maha Shiva Raatri's time duration is such that the lunar day or thithi(chaturdasi in this case)must pass through midnight.A great deal of preparation is involved in order to celebrate this religious event since it requires the performance of Pooja(prayers).
		Lord Shiva is the Devta or diety worshipped here.His worship is done in the form of a Lingam Pooja.The Lingam is a stone with an oval shape and it represents the abstract form of God.
		During Maha Shiva Raatri,Hindus in Trinidad observe fasting.They abstain from eating and drinking forbidden foods and they will make all the necessary preparations for the Pooja which begins at sunset.
	www.vydic.org /pages/festival_shiv.htm (235 words)

	Nepalnews.com (newsflash) Archive february 2004
		Hindu devotees all over the kingdom are celebrating the great festival of Maha Shivratri, the birthday of Lord Shiva today on Wednesday.
		Shivratri is one of the four holy nights, known as Kalaratri, Moharatri, Sukharatri and Shivratri, and is regarded as one of the greatest festivals in the holy sculptures or Puranas.
		This day is celebrated on the 14th day of the lunar month of Falgun and is believed to instil faith in those destined to live in trouble.
	www.nepalnews.com.np /archive/2004/feb/arc_feb04_23.htm (1596 words)

	Mantra On Net - Maha Shivratri
		On account of these attributes, people worship him throughout life and especially on the night of Maha Sivaratri, which was celebrated on the night prior to full dark night (Amaveseya) n the month of Magh-Phagun (February-March).
		When almost all other festivals are celebrated in day time, Maha-shivaratri is celebrated in the night, which is symbolic of injustice, ignorance, darkness, sins and evils, atrocities, loot and theft, violence, corruption, treachery, falsehood, downfall and degradation.
		Maha Shivaratri is thus celebrated one night before Amaveseya.
	www.mantraonnet.com /mahashivratri.html (1872 words)

	Shivratri - Festivals of Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat
		The festival of Shivratri, also called Maha Shivratri, falls on the 13th day of the month of Phalgun (February-March).
		The word Shivratri means the night of Shiv.
		Shivratri at our ashram is celebrated by the devotees who sing bhajans and chant in praise of Bhagwan Shiv.
	www.jkp.org /festivals/shivratri.html (151 words)

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