Wish all my FTC friends a "Happy Mahashivratri"
Maha Shivaratri - literally meaning the "great night of Shiva", is the night when he is said to have performed the Tandava Nritya, or the dance of primordial creation, preservation and destruction. The entire world invokes the energy of Shiva in many forms. Shiva is an experience. An eternal truth.
Legends say this is the day when Lord Shiva drank the poison that rose from the churning of the Ocean of Milk. He is called Nilkantha as this turned his neck blue. Another legend says that the river Ganga descended to earth through Shiva’s matted hair on this day. Varanasi also celebrates this as the wedding of Shiva and his consort Parvati. At Rameswaram it is a ten day festival with images from the Ramanatha Swamy Temple being taken out in processions and all night prayers
Om Namah Shivaya !
Not only it signifies the bondage of hearts but also the saga of sacrifice, commitments, values and most importantly the connect of God and human and the undying faith on such mythology. Hindu girls of marriageable any geographical diversity in India fast on Monday (said to be Lord Shiva's) day to wish for Husband like him.
