Mahashivaratri at the Puthur Shiva Temple in Perintalmanna

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MAHA SHIVARATRI will be celebrated at the Puthur Shiva Temple in Perintalmanna

on February 12, 2010.

 

PLEASE LOG ON TO WWW. PUTHURSHIVATEMPLE. BLOGSPOT. COM (without the spaces) for

more details

 

 

The morning ceremonies will start with:

 

Ganapathy Homam, Rudra Abhishekam, and a Laksha Japam which will end by 3.30

p.m.

 

Sayana Pradakshina (rolling around the temple): more than 20 people have signed

up so far.

 

12 noon: Prasadam will be served

 

4.00 p.m.: Story telling: Tales of Shiva-Shakti

 

6.30 p.m.: Aishwarya Deepam. 75,000 lamps will be lit around the temple.

 

7.00 p.m. to 12.00 midnight Chanting inside the temple

 

If you would like to sign up for the Sayana Pradakshina or participate in the

Aishwarya Deepam - say a prayer, make a wish and light a deepam, please contact

the temple office immediately.

 

For those who are wondering, it is temples in Tamil Nadu that are celebrating

Maha shivaratri on March 13-14, 2010. That is because:

 

" In Tamil Nadu Maha shivaratri is traditionally celebrated in Maasi Month -- not

Thai. This is based on astrology connected with both the sun and month. Working

on these calculations Mahashivaratri will be celebrated at Arunachaleswarar

Temple on March 13, March 14 NOT in February.

 

All Shiva Temples in Tiruvannamalai will follow the lead of Arunachaleswarar

Temple. Kapaleswarar Temple in Mylapore, Chennai will also be celebrating

Mahashivaratri on March 13, 14.

 

Word has it that Chidambaram Temple and Kalahasti Temple will also be having

functions for Mahashivaratri in March (although Chidambaram might also in

addition be already committed to February). "

 

with regards,

lk