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hivarathri is a Sanskrit phrase which can be literally translated as ‘The Night of Shiva’. It is said to be the night when the Lord performed the Tandava Nritya or the Cosmic Dance.
The festival is observed for one day and one night only. This day is determined according to the Vedic calendar system, and generally falls in February or March. According to the Puranas, during the great mythical churning of the ocean called Sanudra Manthan, a pot of poison emerged from the ocean. It could destroy the entire world. To avoid this, Lord Shiva drank the deadly poison. But he held it in his throat instead of swallowing it. This turned his throat blue, and since then he came to be known as Nilakantha, the blue-throated one. Shivaratri celebrates this event by which Lord Shiva saved the word.
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hivarathri is a Sanskrit phrase which can be literally translated as ‘The Night of Shiva’. It is said to be the night when the Lord performed the Tandava Nritya or the Cosmic Dance.
The festival is observed for one day and one night only. This day is determined according to the Vedic calendar system, and generally falls in February or March. According to the Puranas, during the great mythical churning of the ocean called Sanudra Manthan, a pot of poison emerged from the ocean. It could destroy the entire world. To avoid this, Lord Shiva drank the deadly poison. But he held it in his throat instead of swallowing it. This turned his throat blue, and since then he came to be known as Nilakantha, the blue-throated one. Shivaratri celebrates this event by which Lord Shiva saved the word.
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