वन्दे पन्नग-भूषणं मृगधरं वन्दे पशूनां पतिम् । वन्दे भक्त-जनाश्रयं च वरदं वन्दे शिवं शंकरम् ॥ शिवरात्रि की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।

Maha Shivaratri (Shiv Barat  2020)

It is widely known that Lord Shiva resides in his most exalted form as a jyotirlingam named Kashi Vishwanath in Varanasi. On the auspicious day of Shivratri every year, the Shiva temples in Varanasi are beautifully decorated to mark the festive occasion. A remarkable procession, depicting the marriage of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati is taken out from the Mrityunjay Mahadev Mandir in Daranagar to Kashi Vishwanath Temple AND Shri Tilbhandeshwar Temple to Kedareshwar temple.

        On the occasion of Mahashivratri celebration in Varanasi, devotees recreate the wedding scene of Shiva and Parvati from Shiva Purana, by emulating the look of different holy deities from the Hindu pantheon. The entire procession walks for almost five hours whilst engaging in festive revelry, dances, devotional music and so on. All in all – the scene is every bit of ecstatic devotional madness!