Andhra Pradesh is a calendar of one long procession of festivals. Festivities here are characterised by colour, gaiety, enthusiasm, feasts and a variety of prayers and rituals. Maha Shivratri Festival at Kalahasti in Andhra Pradesh, Mahashivaratri Festival, Mahashivaratri Festival India, Maha Shivratri Festival at Kalahasti Travellers and tourists are struck by the scale and multiplicity of the festivities that populate the cultural scene of this land.
The state is famous for celebrating festival of every region and religion with equal pomp and gaiety. Be it the age old traditional hindu festivals or the muslim festivity of brotherhood or Christmas. The diversity of the state is manifested in its people, languages, religions and cultures.
Introduction to Mahashivratri Festival
The festival of Maha Shivaratri is celebrated all over the country, and in different places and ways in different states. In the state of Andhra Pradesh, the Maha Shivaratri is celebrated at mainly Kalahasti, in Sri Kalahasteshwara Temple. Maha Shivratri Festival at Kalahasti in Andhra Pradesh, Mahashivaratri Festival, Mahashivaratri Festival India, Maha Shivratri Festival at Kalahasti It is also celebrated at Srisailam in the temple of Bharamarambha Malikarjunaswamy Temple.
The Maha Shivaratri means ‘Night of the Shiva’ and it is believed to be the day when Lord Shiva married Parvati.
Description of the Maha Shivratri Festival
The Maha Shivaratri festival is celebrated in Andhra Pradesh when pilgrims go all the way to Kalahasti and Srisailam to visit the temples there.
There is a strict fast observed throughout the day. Maha Shivratri Festival at Kalahasti in Andhra Pradesh, Mahashivaratri Festival, Mahashivaratri Festival India, Maha Shivratri Festival at Kalahasti Throughout the night, the Shiva Lingam is worshipped by washing it every three hours with milk, curd, honey, rose water etc with the holy chant of ‘Om Namah Shivaya’ chanted at the background with devotion and concentration.
Time for celebrating Maha Shivratri Festival
The Maha Shivaratri is celebrated on the 13th or the 14th day of the dark half of Phalgun, that falls during the months of February or March.
Festivals in Andhra Pradesh :
