Is Mahashivratri a bank holiday and other such questions are answered here

Mahashivaratri is predominantly a Hindu festival that takes place every year in hour of Lord Shiva. day is said to mark day Lord Shiva got married. This day falls right at end of winter or just before arrival of summer, that is usually late February or at beginning of March. During this festival, prayers are offered to overcome darkness and igrance in one’s life. In 2020, auspicious occasion will be celebrated on February 21.

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Is Mahashivaratri a bank holiday?

Yes, Mahashivaratri is a bank holiday. Mahashivaratri is a Hindu festival that hours God Shiva. It is also called as “ Night of Shiva” and is celebrated in a majority of Indian states. Every year, festival falls on 14th of Phalgun month, that also marks end of moonless nights. day correspondences to months of March and February according to English calendar. Devotees fast throughout day and follow several rituals to worship Lord Shiva.

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How is Mahashivaratri celebrated in India?

• auspicious occasion of Mahashivaratri is celebrated in different ways in different cultures and regions. In state of Tamil Nu, day is spent in Annamalai temple. Devotees of Lord Shiva partake in a 14-kilometre barefoot walk, kwn as Girivalam or Giri Prakshina, around Shiva’s temple located on top of hill.
• town of Mandi hosts Mandi fair where devotees from all over India come in. It is believed that around 200 Hindu Gods and Goddesses assemble at Mandi on this day.

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• In West Bengal, unmarried women travel to Tarakeswar, a holy place, to offer prayers that are dedicated to seeking an ideal husband.
• Women devotees ba Shivaling with milk and offer prayers for well-being of ir sons and husbands. As per Hindu mythology, Parvati, wife of Shiva, offered prayers on this day to ward off any evil that may harm her husband. Since n, Mahashivaratri is considered as an auspicious day for women. Devotees decorate Shivling with garlands and flowers. Fruits and incense sticks are also offered. All se gestures towards Lord Shiva are done in order to protect world from all that is evil and for well-being of humanity.

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