SIVARATRI

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Kuttumuck sree mahadeva kshetrathile sivaratri maholtsavam bhakathi snadramaya chadangukalode nadannu. 20 il adikam bhakthanmar vrathanushtanangalode 'sayana pradakshinam' nadathi. Melsanthi theertham thalichu anugrahichu.

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MAHA SIVARATRI

Maha Sivaratri (Night of Shiva or "Great Night of Shiva") is a festival celebrated every year on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha (waning moon) of the month of Maagha in the Hindu Calendar (that is, the night before and day of the new moon). The festival is principally celebrated by offerings of Bael (Bilva) leaves to the Lord Shiva, all day fasting and an all night long vigil. Ganga is traditionally used as an offering for Lord Shiva and his followers.

Tripundra refers to the three horizontal stripes of holy ash applied to the forehead by worshippers of Lord Shiva. These stripes symbolise spiritual knowledge, purity and penance (spiritual practice of Yoga), so also they represent the three eyes of Lord Shiva.

Hara Hara Mahadeva......

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SAURASHTRA SOMNATHAM CHA SHRISHAILE MALLIKARJUNAM ||

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UJJAINYAM MAHAKALOMKARE MAMMALESHWARAM ||

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PARLYAM VAIJNATHAM CHA DAKINYAM BHEEM SHANKARAM ||

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SETU BANDHE TU RAMESHAM NAGESHAM DARUKA VANE ||

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VARANASYA TU VISHWESHAM TRIBAKAM GAUTAMITATE ||

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HIMALAYE TU KEDARAM GHURMESHAM CHA SHIVALAYE ||

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AETANI JYOTIRLINGANI SAYAM PRATAHA PATHENNARAHA ||

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SAPTA JANMA KRITAM PAPAM SMARANEN VINASHYATI ||

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KUTTUMUCK ULTSAVAM PALLIVETTAGOSHAM 2010

Feb 15- 24