Fwd: Question on date of MahaShivaratri

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> Swami Satyananda <swamiji

> January 23, 2006 5:44:51 PM PST

> Ardis Jackson <ardis1

> Re: Question on date of MahaShivaratri

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> Feb 25th.

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> On Jan 23, 2006, at 1:10 PM, Ardis Jackson wrote:

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> We need your clarification on the time to celebrate MahaShivaratri.

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> Thank you.

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> Your daughter,

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> "ecjensen_us" <ecjensen_us

> January 23, 2006 12:49:29 PM PST

> Ardis Jackson <ardis1

> Re: why is Feb. 19 auspicious? - Pahari Ma Sivaratri

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> Maa, i don't understand because Sivananda, Neem Karoli Baba all have

> the 26th as the date.   i see where Devi Mandir has on the calendar

> the 25th.  but if Sivaratri is 14th night of the new moon during the

> dark half of the month of Phalguna.  the panchang calendar in the

> files section of the Devi groups has the 14th day listed as Sun.

> 26th.  does Shree Maa and them celebrate on the 13th day?  -eric

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> Ammachi, Ardis Jackson <ardis1@v...> wrote:

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> Om Namah Shivaya

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> The Devi Mandir calendar states MahaShivaratri is 2/25.  Of course

> it

> starts at about 4:30 pm on 2/25 and continues through the night...

> so

> it includes the beginning of 2/26.  Also the San Diego Amma

> Satsang is

> celebrating MahaShivaratri the night of 2/25-2/26.

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> Om Namah Shivaya

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> On Jan 23, 2006, at 11:21 AM, ecjensen_us wrote:

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> OM NAMAH SIVAYA

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>  Ma, i believe that Sivaratri is on the 26th of Feb.  i am also

> not

>  sure about the 19th.  isn't any day with the Guru is very

> auspicious?

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>  JAI MA

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>  Ammachi, Ardis Jackson <ardis1@v...>

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> I don't know about 2/19, but 2/25 is MahaShivaratri, the all

> night

> festival of fasting and worshipping Lord Shiva.

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> On Jan 23, 2006, at 8:12 AM, Kenna wrote:

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> Namah Shivaya.

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>   I heard at satsang yesterday that Feb. 19 is supposed to be

>  very

> auspicious

>   for being with guru.

>   Can anybody say more about this?

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