Maha Shivaratri Pooja Vidhanam as below provides the details of the pooja of the festival. Maha Shivaratri is one of the most important festivals for the Hindus which will be occurring in the month of march mostly. This day will be very important because, on this day, Lord Shiva has protected the world from the poison which was generated during the generation of the amrutham. Many Shiva temples in the country will be doing pooja on this day.
It is not necessary to throng the temple for the pooja of the Maha Shivaratri. Devotees can perform the pooja on this day at their homes themselves based on their convenience. Many devotees will be waking up throughout the night without and will sleep after doing pooja for the Lord SHiva on the next day of the Maha Shivaratri.
The Pooja Vidhanam for the Maha Shivaratri festival is debriefed as below. Devotees can follow the instructions and can do the pooja in their homes themselves. Please note, this pooja vidhi is a brief overview and there are people who will be doing the pooja in a grand manner.
Maha Shivaratri Pooja Vidhanam
- Devotees who want to do the pooja on the Maha Shivaratri has to get ready by the morning of the festival day.
- The pilgrims can take a head bath and can wear new clothes. Many food items like traditional sweets and also normal food items will be cooked.
- The items will be offered to the Lord in the afternoon after doing a small pooja.
- The pilgrims can decorate the pooja room and can light the lamps
- After lighting the lamps one can do the Harathi and can serve the prasadam
- After this, the devotees can take the prasadam
- In the night, the pilgrims will not be sleeping and will be doing Jagaran. The Jagaran has to be done by the chanting of the name of Lord Shiva.
- The devotees can do a small pooja the next day of Maha Shivaratri and can finish the festival pooja.
