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2012 Maha Shivaratri for New Delhi, NCT, India

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2012 Maha Shivaratri

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2012
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New Delhi, India
Maha Shivaratri
20th
February 2012
Monday / सोमवार
Maha Shivaratri Pujan
Maha Shivaratri Pujan

Maha Shivaratri Muhurta

Maha Shivaratri on Monday, February 20, 2012
Nishita Kaal Puja Time - 12:09 AM to 01:00 AM, Feb 21
Duration - 00 Hours 51 Mins
On 21st Feb, Shivaratri Parana Time - 06:55 AM, Feb 21
Ratri First Prahar Puja Time - 06:14 PM to 09:24 PM
Ratri Second Prahar Puja Time - 09:24 PM to 12:35 AM, Feb 21
Ratri Third Prahar Puja Time - 12:35 AM to 03:45 AM, Feb 21
Ratri Fourth Prahar Puja Time - 03:45 AM to 06:55 AM, Feb 21
Chaturdashi Tithi Begins - 04:04 AM on Feb 20, 2012
Chaturdashi Tithi Ends - 03:52 AM on Feb 21, 2012

Notes: All timings are represented in 12-hour notation in local time of New Delhi, India with DST adjustment (if applicable).
Hours which are past midnight are suffixed with next day date. In Panchang day starts and ends with sunrise.

Maha Shivaratri 2012

Shivaratri is great festival of convergence of Shiva and Shakti. Chaturdashi Tithi during Krishna Paksha in month of Magha is known as Maha Shivaratri according to South Indian calendar. However according to North Indian calendar Masik Shivaratri in month of Phalguna is known as Maha Shivaratri. In both calendars it is naming convention of lunar month which differs. However both, North Indians and South Indians, celebrate Maha Shivaratri on same day.

Vrat Vidhi

One day before Shivaratri Vratam, most likely on Trayodashi, devotees should eat only one time. On Shivaratri day, after finishing morning rituals devotees should take Sankalp (संकल्प) to observe full day fast on Shivaratri and to take food next day. During Sankalp devotees pledge for self-determination throughout the fasting period and seek blessing of Lord Shiva to finish the fast without any interference. Hindu fasts are strict and people pledge for self-determination and seek God blessing before starting them to finish them successfully.

On Shivaratri day devotees should take second bath in the evening before doing Shiva Puja or visiting temple. Shiva Puja should be done during night and devotees should break the fast next day after taking bath. Devotees should break the fast between sunrise and before the end of Chaturdashi Tithi to get maximum benefit of the Vrat. According to one contradictory opinion devotees should break the fast only when Chaturdashi Tithi gets over. But it is believed that both Shiva Puja and Parana (पारण) i.e. breaking the fast should be done within Chaturdashi Tithi.

Shivaratri puja can be performed one time or four times during the night. The whole night duration can be divided into four to get four Prahar (प्रहर) to perform Shiva Puja four times. Drikpanchang.com lists all four Prahar durations for staunch Shiva devotees who perform Shiva Pujan four times in the night. We also list Nishita time when Lord Shiva appeared on the Earth in the form of Linga and the time window to break the fast on next day.

Shivaratri is also spelled as Shivratri, Shivarathri and Sivaratri.

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