START IMMEDIATE PREPARATIONS TO CELEBRATE MAHASHIVARATRI.

February 12, 2008

Dear devotees,

The Maharashivaratri is approaching fast & is falling on 6th

of March 2008. For this, whereever you may be this Festival should

be celebrated with great enthusiasm & gaiety like Deewali &

Dashehara.

For this you should organise the people of your locality &

should call a meeting to celebrate this Festival collectively in the

nearby Shiva Temple nearer to your residence. As a devotee you

yourself should contribute whatever you can & also appeal to others

to contribute. A big pendal should be erected in the premises of

Temple & whitewash, painting etc. work should be completed before

minimum before 2 days of the festival. On the day of Shivaratri,

lining with lime should be marked to the nearby temple & right from

the early morning Shiva Bhajans/Songs should be played through Loud

Speakers throughout the day till late night & two or three poojaris

should be appointed in the temple for performing abhisheks & other

religious acts. People should be allowed to perform abhishekas to

Lord Shiva & if the number of devotees are large, proper lines

should be arranged, so that everybody will be able to perform pooja

& take darshan of the God. Free prasad or Sabudana Khichadi or

Sarbat should be distributed to the devotees visiting temple & much

more arrangement in your mind should be materialised to celebrate

this festival great enthusiasm & gaiety.

Satish Dehadrai,

Nagpur.

February 13, 2008

In some localities, it actually falls on 5th March, 2008. One should consult a proper panchangam for one's local area to see what day is correct for them.

BOM MAHADEV!

Surya

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sdehadrai

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 2:21 AM

START IMMEDIATE PREPARATIONS TO CELEBRATE MAHASHIVARATRI.

Dear devotees,The Maharashivaratri is approaching fast & is falling on 6th of March 2008. For this, whereever you may be this Festival should be celebrated with great enthusiasm & gaiety like Deewali & Dashehara.For this you should organise the people of your locality & should call a meeting to celebrate this Festival collectively in the nearby Shiva Temple nearer to your residence. As a devotee you yourself should contribute whatever you can & also appeal to others to contribute. A big pendal should be erected in the premises of Temple & whitewash, painting etc. work should be completed before minimum before 2 days of the festival. On the day of Shivaratri, lining with lime should be marked to the nearby temple & right from the early morning Shiva Bhajans/Songs should be played through Loud Speakers throughout the day till late night & two or three poojaris should be appointed in the temple for performing abhisheks & other religious acts. People should be allowed to perform abhishekas to Lord Shiva & if the number of devotees are large, proper lines should be arranged, so that everybody will be able to perform pooja & take darshan of the God. Free prasad or Sabudana Khichadi or Sarbat should be distributed to the devotees visiting temple & much more arrangement in your mind should be materialised to celebrate this festival great enthusiasm & gaiety.Satish Dehadrai,Nagpur.

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