Mahashivratri is an extremely important celebration for all Hindus
who believe in the power of lord Shiva. Shiva and Shakti together mark
the convergence of power, devotion and renunciation. The festival
according to Hindu calendar is celebrated on Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi
in the month of Maagha.
People all over the country go to Shiva temples. They chant Om Namah
Shivay and offer Bell Patra and white flowers to the Shiva Ling.
Thousands of devotees gather together at important Shiva’s temple all
over the Indian Sub-continent. Pashupati temple in Nepal is revered by
Hindus from all over the world.
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According to another legend, Shiva saved the world from the disastrous
effects of the poison that emerged as a by-product of the churning of
the Milky Ocean (Samudra Manthan), by consuming the whole of the poison.
Shiva could arrest the poison in his throat by his Yogic
powers and it didn’t go down his throat. His neck turned blue due to
the effect of the poison on his throat and henceforth he is also known
as Neela Kantha or The Blue Throated.
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