By Thulasi Muttulingam | Sunday Observer

By Thulasi Muttulingam

Maha Shivarathri, the Night of God Shiva
Yesterday, Hindus celebrated Shivarathri, the ‘Night of Shiva.’ It is a night auspicious to legions of Hindus all over the world, the one night in the year when devotees stay up all night, chanting Shiva’s name (Om Namah Shivaya), or singing songs in praise of him. The day falls on the 13th or 14th day after the full moon, in the month of Magha, corresponding to either...
19 February, 2023
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