Mahashivratri Four-Prahar Night Puja

ShivaParvati 240 minElaborate

8 steps24 mantras~26 min of recitationFull puja ~240 min

When

Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi

Duration

240 min

Deity

Shiva, Parvati

Mahashivratri is the great night of Shiva, remembered as the night of Shiva and Parvati's wedding and of the appearance of the infinite linga of light. Devotees fast, stay awake and bathe the Shivling in each of the four watches of the night.