Mahashivaratri
Phalguna, Krishna Chaturdashi (February–March) · ShivaThe great night of Shiva: an all-night vigil of fasting, worship of the linga, and the recitation of his names.
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- The Great Night Treatise
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- Who is Shiva? Deities
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- What is Puja? Worship
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