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1. Somnath in Saurashtra(Kathiawad), Gujarat

2. Mallikarjun in Shrishailamor Srisailam AP (also listed asa Shakti Pitha site)

3. Mahakal in Ujjain OR Ma-

hakalaswar at Ujjain, MPstate.

4. Omkar in Mammalesh-waram (at Omkareshwar onthe river Narmada, MP)

5 . Va i j na th i n Pa r l i(Vaidyanath at Deogarh, Bi-har)

6. Bhima Shankar in Dakininorthwest of Poona, inDhakini, Maharashtra

7 . R a m e s h w a r a m i nSetubandha, TamilNadu

8. Nagesh, Naganath/Nageshwar, in Darukavana,Maharaashtra

9. Vishweshwar/ Viswanath inBanaras/Varanasi , UP

10. Trimbakeshwar near Nasikon the banks of river Gautami/Godavari , Maharashtra

11. Kedarnath/Kedareshwar in

Utterkhand Himalayas, UP

1 2 . G hurmes hw ar i nShivalaya OR Grineshwar inVisalakam, near Ellora caves,Mah

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Volume XXI, Issue 4

February 12, 2010

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Editor: Jc.K.V.Vinay

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In all there are 14 Jyotirlingams

around the world. Twelve of them

are in the Indian sub-continent.

What is the name of the other two

and where are they located?

M u k t i -

G u p t e s h w a r  

Mandir is the

13th Jyotirlingam,

at Australia.

It is the first and so far the only man-

made cave mandir dedicated to the

Lord Shiva. It is totally underground.

[http://www.muktigupteshwar.org] 

The 14th Jyotirlimgam, Eswarnath

Mandir at Ganga Talao, Mauritius was

consecrated in 1989. Ganga Talao or 

Grand Bassin is a lake situated in a

What is the Difference between

Shivratri and Maha Shivratri?

Every month there is a shivratri, i.e.

every month the 13th night in the

Krishna Paksha is a Shivratri.

But Maha Shivratri comes in the Phal-

gun Month.

What three fundamental powers of 

Lord Shiva does his Trishul

(Trident) symbolize? 

Will, Action and Knowledge.

Shiva's body is said to consist of five

mantras. What is it called?

Panchabrahman.

secluded mountainarea in the district of 

Savanne, deep in the

heart of Mauritius. It

is about 600m above

sea level.

It is considered the most sacred Hindu

  p l a c e i n M a u r i t i u s

[ http://www.gangatalao.org]

A Shivlingam is divided into three

main parts, what are they called?

The three parts are

classified as, Lord

Brahma being at the

 bottom, Lord Vishnu in

the middle and Lord Shiva on the top.

from its evil effects, Shiva drank the

deathly poison but held it in his throat

instead of swallowing it. This made his

throat turn blue, and he was given the

name Neelakantha, the blue-throated

one. Shivaratri is the celebration of this

event by which Shiva saved the world.

Story - 2

B r a h m a a n d

Vishnu, were

fighting over who

was the superior 

of the two. To

make them realize

the futility of their 

fight, Shiva as-

sumed the form of 

a huge column of fire in betweenBrahma and Vishnu.

Both decided to find the origin. Brahma

assumed the form of a swan and went

upwards and Vishnu as Varaha went

into the earth.

Brahma met a Ketaki flower and lied

that he found the origin.

At this, the angry Shiva revealed his

When?

Maha Shivratri or Maha Sivaratri or 

Shivaratri or Sivaratri (Night of Shiva

or "Great Night of Shiva") is a festival

celebrated every year on the 13thnight/14th day in the Krishna Paksha

(waning moon) of the month of 

Maagha (as per Shalivahana or Gujarati

Vikrama) or Phalguna (as per Vikrama)

in the Hindu Calendar (that is, the night

 before and day of the new moon).

How?

The festival is principally celebrated by

offerings of Bael (Bilva) leaves to the

Lord Shiva, all day fasting and an all

night long vigil. Ganga is traditionally

used as an offering for Lord Shiva andhis followers.

Story - 1

During the Samudra

Manthan, a pot of 

  poison emerged

which was capable

of destroying the

entire world. To

  protect the world

true form. He punished Brahma for 

telling a lie, and cursed him that no one

would ever pray to him. The Ketaki

flower too was banned from being used

as an offering for any worship, as she

had testified falsely.

Since it was on the 14th day in the dark 

half of the month of Phalguna that

Shiva first manifested himself in the

form of a Linga, the day is especially

auspicious and is celebrated as Maha-

shivaratri.

Story - 3

According to Hindu

Vedic System, Shivra-

tri or 'Shivji's Great

  Night' symbolizes thewedding day of Lord

Shiva and Parvati.

Mahashivaratri is not only a ritual but

also a cosmic definition of the Hindu

universe. It dispels ignorance and ema-

nates the light of knowledge.

Story of Maha Shivaratri - Know our Tradition! Know our Culture!

Maha Shivaratri - Interesting Points...