Maha Shivratri on 8 March: Know all about history, significance, other details

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Also Read: Bank Holidays in 2024. Check the full list here Maha Shivratri is celebrated with huge fervour where devotees observe fast and worship Lord Shiva, also referred to as Mahadev. Different stories are popular across the country and in different parts of Nepal and the West Indies related to Lord Shiva.

Also Read: Mahashivratri: Here’s how Shiva Mahadeva got His Third Eye The literal translation of Maha Shivratri is ‘the great night of Shiva’. According to one of the legends, on the night of Shiv Ratri, the Lord Shiva, The Destroyer within the Trimurti, performs his heavenly dance or ‘tandav’. This year, Maha Shivratri will be celebrated on March 8, 2024.

According to Drik panchang, Maha Shivratri will be celebrated on Chaturdashi Tithi beginning on the night of March 8 and will end on the evening of March 9. Also Read: Guru Ravidas Jayanti 2024: Who is Sant Ravidas? | All you need to know Chaturdashi Tithi will begin at 09:57 pm on March 08, 2024. Chaturdashi Thithi will end at 06:17 pm on Mar 09, 2024.

The Nishita Kaal Puja Time will begin at 12:07 am and end at 12:56 am on March 09. According to one of the mythological stories, Shiv Ratri is celebrated as the day when Lord Shiva married to Goddess Parvati. On this day, many people enact the marriage of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.