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	RELIGION SAMACHAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This festival of Mahashivratri is held in great esteem in most of the regions in India but especially in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh.
		In Ujjain in the famous temple of Mahakaleshwar Shiva's Lingum is worshipped with the performance of all the religious rites and rituals.
		In Ujjain in the famous temple of Mahakaleshwar Shiv's Lingum is worshipped with the performance of all the religious rites and rituals.
	www.samachar.com /religion/mahashivratri.html (3068 words)

	BBC - Religion & Ethics - Mahashivratri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Mahashivratri (also known as Shivaratri) is a Hindu festival dedicated to Shiva, who destroys the universe, one of the deities of the Hindu Trinity.
		While most Hindu festivals are celebrated during the day, Mahashivratri is celebrated during the night and day that come just before the new moon.
		Each new moon is dedicated to Shiva, but Mahashivratri is especially important because it is the night when he danced the ‘Tandav’, his cosmic dance.
	www.bbc.co.uk /religion/religions/hinduism/holydays/mahash/index.shtml (293 words)

	Shivratri : Mahashivratri : shivratri
		Mahashivratri is the most revered festival of the Kashmiri pandits.
		Mahashivratri normally is celebrated about fourteen to fifteen days before Holi.
		In some places Mahashivratri celebrations are confined to the temples.
	www.bangalinet.com /shivratri.htm (468 words)

	Rajsamand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		That's why Mahashivratri festival is a very famous occation of Rajsamand.
		MahaShivratri Festival comes on the 14th night of new moon during the dark half of the month of Phalguna.
		On Mahashivratri Festival devotees offered Billiv Patra on the Shiva Lings and Rudrabhishek was performed with pouring of sacred water from the holy rivers like Ganga, Jamuna, Saraswati, Godavari and Kaveri.
	www.rajsamandplus.com /diary (874 words)

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	Mahashivratri bowls Atlanta over! : HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		As we prepare for the easiest and the zestiest 'fasts' of all in the Hindu calendar, the Mahashivratri celebrations on March 8, Atlanta's religious centres prime themselves for the conviviality that the day espouses.
		The Mahashivratri celebrations follow in the league of very many community gatherings that are cultural events of great significance for the Diaspora here.
		Spread over a period of three fun-filled days- March 6 to 8 - the occasion is an assertion of what essentially is the Indian spirit of wholesome fun-with-the-whole-family.
	www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_1270856,00410010.htm (272 words)

	Naga sadhus in Junagadh
		These sadhus every year flock from various parts of the country to the foot of the Girnar mountain at Junagadh district in Gujarat to celebrate Mahashivratri and take the much awaited dip at the famous Mrigi Kund (pond) at the Lord Shiva temple.
		Unperturbed by changing times the Naga sadhus maintain that it is due to their extreme penance under harsh conditions that they are able to ward off many evils in the world.
		Nagas like Acharya Lalchadi Giri from Uttaranchal say they are drawn to the Mahashivratri celebrations by the mystical power of Lord Shiva.
	www.rediff.com /news/2004/mar/11naga.htm (340 words)

	NRIworld.com - The Platform For Global Indians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		For example in Kashmir, unlike other places where Mahashivratri is only a daylong celebration, here the festival lasts for weeks.
		Social performances are a regular feature in this part of the country on the occasion of Mahashivratri.
		Although Mahashivratri is celebrated across the country at all Shiva temples, here are two of the better known temples.
	www.nriworld.com /festivals/mahashivratri1.shtml (437 words)

	minks' Journal - March 2, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Firstly, it was mahashivratri and secondly because India won the match.
		The day was bad because i tried to keep a fast for Mahashivratri, but it was an unsuccessful attempt.
		I got up late in the morning,at around 10 o' clock and decided to take fruit dish for my lunch because of fast.
	www.blurty.com /users/sur/day/2003/03/02 (266 words)

	Mahashivratri Festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The festival of Mahashivratri is looked upon with greatest reverence and respect by the devotees of Lord Shiva.
		This blessed manifestation is said to have been on the day of Mahashivratri.
		On this day there was also supposed to have been the marriage of Lord Shiva with Adi Shakti.
	www.vmission.org /hinduism/festivals/shivratri.htm (593 words)

	rediff.com: Worshipping Lord Shiva
		Ganga descended on Lord Shiva's head, as he was the only one who could take her power and force, and after meandering through his thick, matted locks, reached earth.
		Mahashivratri, according to this story, is a celebration of this event and is depicted by sprinkling water on the Shivaling.
		According to another story, Goddess Parvati meditated on this day to ward off any evil that may befall her husband, Lord Shiva.
	specials.rediff.com /news/2005/mar/08sld1.htm (123 words)

	Seasons India :: Mahashivratri - Festivals of India
		Seasons India :: Mahashivratri - Festivals of India
		All over India, Mahashivratri occurs on the 14th night of the new moon during the dark half of the month of Phalguna.
		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.seasonsindia.com /art_culture/fes_shiv_sea.htm (417 words)

	Mahashivratri,Maha Shivratri Festival,Mahashivratri Legends,Rituals of Mahashivratri
		The celebration of Mahashivratri include bhajans offered in praise of Lord Shiva, offering milk, water, fruit, incense and flowers to Lord Shiva, circling the lingam, and ringing the bell.
		The conches are blown and rousing arti is performed to Lord Shiva.
		The festival of Mahashivratri is observed throughout India including the souther region.
	www.karwachauth.com /mahashivratri.html (322 words)

	NMS propaganda to hit business hard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This fear was expressed by stalwarts of the travel and tourism trade here even as the NMS continued to play with fire and attempt to rouse passions.
		The industry leaders expressed their concern even as the Nepal Tourism Board roped in Hindu seer Shankaracharya of Kanchi to launch the Pashupatinath Darshan Package in India to lure pilgrims into the Himalayan kingdom.
		The package, intended to commemorate the holy festival of Mahashivratri on February 18, is being promoted by NTB in association with Royal Nepal Airlines and the Pashupati Area Development Trust.
	www.thehimalayantimes.com /PrintStory.asp?filepath=aATaoanlaNaeaw2a/a2Ta0qa/Va1a/zugaHaoZaea/aFWata0zqxydjtystoIamal&dtSiteDate=20040131 (632 words)

	Miscellaneous Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Held in March, the 5-day music festival of Dhrupad is performed by renowned artists, from across the country, at Tulsi Ghat.
		Though celebrated all over India as a major Hindu festival, Mahashivratri has a special attraction of its own at Varanasi.
		Especially worth mentioning is the marriage procession of Lord Shiva which is taken out beginning from Maha-mritunjaya temple, Daranagar to Kashi Vishwanath temple.
	www.varanasionline.com /Misc.htm (339 words)

	Festivals of India, Kite Festival, Pongal, Id-ul-zuha, Bakr-Id, Republic Day, Beating the Retreat, Surajkund Crafts ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Prayers and the ceremonial slaughter of a lamb and greetings mark this festival throughout India.
		Celebrated by Hindus all over India Mahashivratri is a Solemn festival devoted to the worship of the most powerful deities of the Hindu pantheon, Lord Shiva.
		Festival of fasting and chanting, it is belived, Shiva danced the "Tandav" on this night.
	www.mercury-india.com /tour/fairsfestival.htm (2253 words)

	India celebrates Mahashivratri
		In Delhi, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit attended a Shivratri function while in Saurashtra region of Gujarat, thousands of worshippers wound their way up the Girnar mountain to pay obeisance at the Shiva shrine.
		In Nasik, thousands of devout Hindus took a holy-dip in river Godavari on the occasion of `Mahashivratri' and offered prayers to Lord Shiva at historical Kapaleshwar and Naroshankar temples in Panchavati.
		People also thronged the pilgrim town of Trimbakeshwar, about 29 kms from here while several youngsters rushed to nearby Someshwar temple to offer prayers to the deity.
	www.mid-day.com /news/nation/2004/february/76720.htm (575 words)

	Fairs Festivals in Gujarat,Festival Tour Operator,Kite Festival,Modhera Dance Festival,Mahashivratri Festival,Dang ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Just at the foot of Mount Girnar in Junagadh is a temple called "Vastrapata Kshetra".
		A five day festival of Bhavnath is held on this hallowed ground during the Mahashivratri celebrations.
		Prayers are offered in this Shiva temple after a dip in the holy mrig Kunda.
	www.colorsofgujarat.com /gujarat-fairs-festivals.html (1964 words)

	Mahashivratri Celebration at Dandi Ashram site on 18 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Mahashivratri Celebration at Dandi Ashram site on 18
		Mahashivratri is an important day in the life of a Shiva Devotee and signifies a very auspicious day of worship of Lord Shiva.
		It was celebrated in the august company of our Satguru, Shri Swami Shivkrupanandji at Dandi Ashram site between 9:00am to 12:00 noon on 18
	www.shivkrupanandji.org /mahashivratri_celebration.htm (137 words)

	Hindu Festivals - Janmastami, Mahashivratri, Sri-Ramnavami, Nagpanchami and Ganesh Chaturthi
		Hindu Festivals - Janmastami, Mahashivratri, Sri-Ramnavami, Nagpanchami and Ganesh Chaturthi
		His apparel is made of animal skins and animal furs, his trident (trishul) essentially a hunter's weapon, the tiger skin on which he is seated, his strong taste for fermented drinks are all suggestive of the origin of Mahashivratri in a lifestyle of hunters society at a primitive stage of evolution.
		A lingering evidence which directly or indirectly is seen in our method of celebrating the festival devoted to Shiva in whose memory we celebrate Mahashivaratri.
	www.hindunet.org /hindu_history/sudheer_history/festivals2.html (6017 words)

	indiayogi.com - Festivals of India, Easter, Holi, Mahashivratri, Pongal, Christmas, Diwali, Dussera, Durga Puja, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		indiayogi.com - Festivals of India, Easter, Holi, Mahashivratri, Pongal, Christmas, Diwali, Dussera, Durga Puja, Ramlila, Navratri, Ganesh Chaturthi
		The festivals of India are so numerous that they run all the year round.
		Festivals are times of joy, and we seek to share that feeling!
	www.indiayogi.com /content/festivals (167 words)

	Leninfo - RECITALS OF THE 108 SHREE SHIV CHALISA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Address: Corner Rose Avenue and Willow Street, Extension 3, Lenasia.
		The H.C.C. Mahashivratri Rathyatra takes place on Sunday 15 February 2004 ending at Shree Rameshwar Mahadev Mandir where Mahaprasad will be served.
		Shiv Pragatya Aarti takes place at 8:30 pm on Mahashivratri Wednesday 18 February 2004
	www.lenzinfo.org.za /religion/rel_recitals_of_the_108_shree_shiv_c.htm (151 words)

	Happy Mahashivratri - Sirens of Kundalini - tribe.net
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	Hindutva Series : Hindu Festivals - Janmastami, Mahashivratri, Sri-Ramnavami, Nagpanchami and Ganesh Chaturthi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Hindutva Series : Hindu Festivals - Janmastami, Mahashivratri, Sri-Ramnavami, Nagpanchami and Ganesh Chaturthi
		Festivals originated in pre-historic times in the form of occasions for rejoicing after a successful hunt, or victory in war.
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	www.hindutva.org /festivals2.html (6794 words)

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