Mangaluru: Maha Shivaratri is celebrated with great devotion and religious fervor in Shiva temples on the auspicious day of Shivaratri on Thursday, March 11. Kadri Manjunatheshwara temple which is considered as one of the most prominent Shiva temple in the south witnessed large number of crowd. Sri Gokarnanatha Temple at Kudroli, Somanatheshwara in Ullal, Panchalingeshwara […]

Mangaluru: Maha Shivaratri is celebrated with great devotion and religious fervor in Shiva temples on the auspicious day of Shivaratri on Friday, February 24. Kadri Manjunatheshwara temple which is considered as one of the most prominent Shiva temple in the south witnessed large number of crowd.Sri Gokarnanatha Temple at Kudroli, Somanatheshwara in Ullal, Panchalingeshwara Temple […]

Mangaluru: Maha Shivaratri is celebrated with great devotion and religious fervor in Shiva temples on the auspicious day of  Shivaratri on Monday, March 7. On Maha Shivratri, devotees wake up early in the morning and take a bath, after wearing fresh clothes, they visit the nearest Shiva temple, to give ritual bath to the Shiva […]

Mangaluru : Maha Shivaratri is celebrated with great devotion and religious fervor by Hindus, in honor of Lord Shiva, one of the Hindu Gods forming the Trinity. The festival falls on the moonless, 14th night of the new moon in the Hindu month of Phalgun (in the month of February – March, according to English […]

Mangalore : The Hindu festival of Maha Shivratri (Great Night of Lord Shiva), dedicated to worship God Shiva, is celebrated on 27 February, Thursday in Shiva Temples Mangalore, Udupi and Kasaragod districts. Maha Shivratri is observed on the 13th night/14th day of the 11th Hindu month of Phalguna or Maagh every year. Hindu devotees will […]

Gokarana: Thousand of Lord Shiva devotees pulled the huge lovely Car, with shouts of  ‘Har Har Mahadeva’, during Maha Shivaratri observance, when keep a vigil night long at this southern Gaya. The tall Car was decorated with many red and white flags fluttering in the breeze, flower garlands, and vegetables or Coconuts (also arecanuts) tied […]

Gokarn: The Magha (February) month’s Amavasya (dark moon) after the holy Maha Shivaratri on the 14th day, was observed on Tuesday by devotees and Pilgrims coming to Gokarna Mahabaleswar Temple and seaside in the front, to offer watery homage to ancestors, by rice cooked balls and sacrifices, to please the dead persons in a family, […]

Mangalore: Pujas were held at Kadri Sri Manjunatheshwara temple on Monday, the Maha Shivaratri day which is twice blessed in 2012. Devotees thronged the age-old Navanatha Temple in large numbers, to offer prayers and conduct divine services. Prayers for Universal peace and welfare were made Rama Adiga, temple priest, led the rituals which will go […]

Bangalore/Mangalore: All over Karnataka and South India, today is celebrated as Mahashivarathri Day with night long vigils, programmes and religious favour in Shiva temples with chants of Om Namah Shivaya, as in Kalahasti or ShriSaila. Shiva is regarded as representing Fire, as in Arunachala where Shiva appeared as fire between two gods arguing on superiority, […]