Guest guest Posted February 27, 2003 Report Share Posted February 27, 2003 Hello, Greetings from Saranam.com! This year Shivratri falls on 1st March. Visit Saranam.com for special Shivratri pujas,homams,artcles and offers. Featured Articles: 1.Shivratri - Shiva's holy night: The 13th (or 14th) night in the dark half of every lunar month is said to be a shivratri - the holy night of Shiva. The greatest of these nights, the Mahashivratri, comes in the month of Maga, February- March, when the mists of winter make way for spring. Read the complete article: http://www.saranam.com/shivarticle1.asp 2.Shiva - The Destroyer Shiva manifested himself as the Destroyer; and that attribute has struck to him. Since all things are subject to decay and destruction, it was necessary to have the Destroyer, or indirectly the Re-creator; allowing all forms of existence to manifest themselves. Death is not death, but simply a manifestation into a new life. So he is Shiva, the Bright One. Read the complete article: http://www.saranam.com/shivarticle2.asp 3.SYMBOLS OF SHIVA The best known symbol of Shiva is the trishul or trident, representing the three aspects of nature, the sattva, rajas and tamas; the three functions, as Creator, Preserver and Destroyer; it also symbolises lightning, so Shiva is the god of storms. Read the complete article: http://www.saranam.com/shivarticle1.asp 4.Significance of Shivratri Shiva rathri is one of the most auspicious vratas. The puranaas explain the significance of this vrata. Once when everything in all the worlds got reduced into Lord shiva, in that darkness of nothing present, the Mother Parvati worshipped Lord shiva in the Agamic way with great devotion. Read the complete article: http://www.saranam.com/pujas/Sivarathri.asp Special Group Homam for Shivratri Rudra Homam will be performed on 1st March 2003 at Chennai.Participation is restricted to 40 members. Read more and book this homam http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/homamproductnew.asp?HomamID=12 Featured Temples for Shivratri 1.Kasi Viswanath Temple, Varanasi http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/Pujasproduct.asp?TempleID=311 2.Kapaleswarar Temple, Chennai http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/Pujasproduct.asp?TempleID=149 3.Arunachaleswar Temple, Thiruvannamalai http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/Pujasproduct.asp?TempleID=325 4.Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameshwaram http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/Pujasproduct.asp?TempleID=317 5.Tryambakeshwar, Tryambak http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/PujasProduct.asp?TempleID=319 6.Natarja Temple, Chidambaram http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/Pujasproduct.asp?TempleID=321 7.Mahadeva Temple,Ettumanoor http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/pujasproduct.asp?TempleID=28 8.Dakshineshwar Temple,Calcutta http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/pujasproduct.asp?TempleID=732 9.Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/pujasproduct.asp?TempleID=790 Shivratri Packages 1.Kasi Rameshwaram Package http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/packagesproduct.asp?PackageId=Pack18 2.Jyothirlinga Package http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/packagesproduct.asp?PackageId=Pack5 3.Puja for the Shiva Family http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/pujapacks.asp#8 4.Shiva & Parvathy http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/pujapacks.asp#14 Featured Product Rudraksha - the power bead. The Tears of Lord Shiva that are the Rudraksha Beads have been worn by the Yogis of India and the Himalayas for thousands of years for the Fearless Life on their Path to Enlightenment and Liberation... Read more and gift the magic bead. http://www.saranam.com/Shopping/Shopping_rudhrakshas.asp Best Wishes, Your Saranam.com Team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2003 Report Share Posted February 27, 2003 Namaskaram Devi_bhakta, Sivaratri in India is on March 1st, in the US it is on Feb 28th as far as I know. My sources of info are www.srividya.org, www.nyganeshtemple.org and the online panchangam at www.hindu.org. Do you have any source that say otherwise, if so PLEASE let me know; i definitely do not want to miss this day. Aum Namasivaya yogaman , "Devi Bhakta <devi_bhakta>" <devi_bhakta> wrote: > Hello, > Greetings from Saranam.com! This year Shivratri falls on 1st March. > Visit Saranam.com for special Shivratri pujas,homams,artcles and > offers. > > Featured Articles: > 1.Shivratri - Shiva's holy night: > The 13th (or 14th) night in the dark half of every lunar month is > said to be a shivratri - the holy night of Shiva. The greatest of > these nights, the Mahashivratri, comes in the month of Maga, February- > March, when the mists of winter make way for spring. Read the > complete article: > http://www.saranam.com/shivarticle1.asp > > 2.Shiva - The Destroyer > Shiva manifested himself as the Destroyer; and that attribute has > struck to him. Since all things are subject to decay and > destruction, it was necessary to have the Destroyer, or indirectly > the Re-creator; allowing all forms of existence to manifest > themselves. Death is not death, but simply a manifestation into a > new life. So he is Shiva, the Bright One. Read the complete article: > http://www.saranam.com/shivarticle2.asp > > 3.SYMBOLS OF SHIVA > The best known symbol of Shiva is the trishul or trident, > representing the three aspects of nature, the sattva, rajas and > tamas; the three functions, as Creator, Preserver and Destroyer; it > also symbolises lightning, so Shiva is the god of storms. Read the > complete article: > http://www.saranam.com/shivarticle1.asp > > 4.Significance of Shivratri > Shiva rathri is one of the most auspicious vratas. The puranaas > explain the significance of this vrata. Once when everything in all > the worlds got reduced into Lord shiva, in that darkness of nothing > present, the Mother Parvati worshipped Lord shiva in the Agamic way > with great devotion. Read the complete article: > http://www.saranam.com/pujas/Sivarathri.asp > > Special Group Homam for Shivratri > Rudra Homam will be performed on 1st March 2003 at > Chennai.Participation is restricted to 40 members. > Read more and book this homam > http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/homamproductnew.asp?HomamID=12 > > Featured Temples for Shivratri > 1.Kasi Viswanath Temple, Varanasi > http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/Pujasproduct.asp?TempleID=311 > > 2.Kapaleswarar Temple, Chennai > http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/Pujasproduct.asp?TempleID=149 > > 3.Arunachaleswar Temple, Thiruvannamalai > http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/Pujasproduct.asp?TempleID=325 > > 4.Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameshwaram > http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/Pujasproduct.asp?TempleID=317 > > 5.Tryambakeshwar, Tryambak > http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/PujasProduct.asp?TempleID=319 > > 6.Natarja Temple, Chidambaram > http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/Pujasproduct.asp?TempleID=321 > > 7.Mahadeva Temple,Ettumanoor > http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/pujasproduct.asp?TempleID=28 > > 8.Dakshineshwar Temple,Calcutta > http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/pujasproduct.asp?TempleID=732 > > 9.Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam > http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/pujasproduct.asp?TempleID=790 > > > Shivratri Packages > > 1.Kasi Rameshwaram Package > http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/packagesproduct.asp?PackageId=Pack18 > > 2.Jyothirlinga Package > http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/packagesproduct.asp?PackageId=Pack5 > > 3.Puja for the Shiva Family > http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/pujapacks.asp#8 > > 4.Shiva & Parvathy > http://www.saranam.com/Pujas/pujapacks.asp#14 > > Featured Product > Rudraksha - the power bead. > The Tears of Lord Shiva that are the Rudraksha Beads have been worn > by the Yogis of India and the Himalayas for thousands of years for > the Fearless Life on their Path to Enlightenment and Liberation... > Read more and gift the magic bead. > http://www.saranam.com/Shopping/Shopping_rudhrakshas.asp > > > Best Wishes, > Your Saranam.com Team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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