Maha Shivratri is the day when past sins are washed away. Chariot procession in Weeding Sri Kalahasti Feb 19
The Maha Shivratri Brahmotsava festival is in full swing at the Kalahasti Shiva Temple. The city of Kalahasti is full of festivities. Decorative arches and torans are built everywhere.
The Maha Shivratri Brahmotsava festival is going to be held from 13th to 25th of this year at Kalahasti Shiva temple, which is the Vayuthalam of Lord Shiva’s Panchabhuta shrines.
If we wake up and worship Lord Shiva on Maha Shivratri, all the 124 sins we have committed will melt away from us and disappear. It is a hidden secret that most of us do not know that the next three years will bring us enormous wealth that we expect.The five types of Shivaratri are classified as reminders of the five faces of Isaan and to illustrate the philosophies of the Pancha boodhas.
12 months in a year! Two Shivratri in a month! So 24 Shivratri per year! They are Valarpirai Chaturtasi and Teipirai Chaturtasi which is eternal Shivaratri. Bacha Shivratri is Teiprai Shivratri in the month of Thai.
If Chaturthasi tithi falls on Monday with 60 days and nights, then it is Yoga Shivratri. This Shivratri falls this year which means it is a Shivratri that yogis never forget. Shivratri can turn everyone into a yogi.
Shivratri which occurs every month is called Maatha (month) Shivratri. Mahashivarathri is the night of Teipira Chaturthasi in Masi month. Agathiyar says that just following one Shivaratri Vratham of any of these can achieve the benefits of human rebirth. With this Shivratri Puja, betrayal done to women, curses done to women, cruelty done to women will be removed. Similarly, the Shiva Maha Purana says that if a woman has been unfaithful to her husband, if she realizes her mistake and performs this Shivratri Pooja, the unfaithfulness to her husband will disappear.
Fasting on Shivratri will remove our fear. It is said in the Puranas that the emissaries would be afraid to approach Shivanadiyars. Recitation of Mrityunjaya mantra on the fourth day of Shivaratri cures all diseases. On Shivratri, one can donate Shiva lingam, Urudraksha, gems, offerings, swans, etc. by doing Dhana Darumas, which will get millions of blessings.
The festival of Mahashivratri is celebrated annually on Srikalahasti. On the morning of the 13th of this year, the Brahmotsava flag is hoisted at the Bhakta Kannapar temple near the Kalahasti Shiva temple to give the first respect to the devotee. Following this, the next day on the 14th, the Brahmotsava flag is hoisted on the golden flag tree in front of the Shiva temple.
Following this, the Thiruveedi Ula of Jnanpoongotai mother Sametha Kalatheeswarar, who is the utsava murthy, is going to be held every morning and night. The important days are flag hoisting on February 14th, Nandi Vahana Seva and Night Lingotbhava Darshan on February 18th, Therthiru Festival on the morning of the 19th and Theppotsavam on the night, Swami Krivalam on the 25th night, Shiva-Parvati Thirukalyana program on the 22nd, Flag hoisting on the 23rd, Bhupalalku service on the 24th. , Ekantha Seva will be held on 25th.
On the occasion of the Maha Shivratri Brahmotsava festival, the city of Kalahasti is full of festivities. Everywhere you look, decorative arches and torans are built and the entire temple is decorated with electric lights. The Rajagopuram shines in the light. All the temple towers have been repaired and well maintained.
Colorful kolams are placed all over the temple and there is a festive kolam. Devotees are arranged to bathe on the banks of Suvarna Mukhi river. Also, it has been decided to run additional Andhra government buses from Tirupati to Brahmotsavam.