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Jyotish glossary › Timing and cycles › Panchanga and the calendar › Festivals › Maha Shivaratri

Maha Shivaratri

Sanskrit: Mahāśivarātri

Type: Concepts
Section: Festivals

Maha Shivaratri is the great night of Shiva — a night vigil and fast.

Related terms

Krishna Chaturdashi
Navaratri

Used together with

Tara Bala

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