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Schedule:
10:00AM Rudrabhishekam
12:30PM Rudrabhishekam
4:00PM Maha Lingarchana
7:30PM Baba & Devi Aratis
8:30PM Rudra homam
10:00PM until about 2:00AM, Rudra Ekadasa Abhishekam of Shiva Lingam. Participants perform abhishekam with their own hands during 11 rounds of Rudram chanting (Lingodhbhava Abhishekam) . Maha Shivaratri is different from other Hindu festivals because it invites people to stay awake through the night in quiet reflection. The spiritual significance is symbolized by the darkest night when physical limits fade, allowing us to feel connected to everything around us. Shiva represents vast emptiness not as nothingness, but as an endless potential for growth and connection. Observing Maha Shivaratri 2026 offers significant benefits achieved through fasting, all-night meditation (Jagaran), chanting mantras like "Om Namah Shivaya," and performing Abhishekam (ritual bathing of the Shiva Lingam).
