Shivaratri Shiv Live Wallpaper 1.0
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This live wallpaper will shower flowers on lord Shiva's Shivling.
Perfect Way to Say Om Namah Shivaya!!! Maha Shivratri, the night of the worship of Lord Shiva, occurs on the 14th night of the new moon during the dark half of the month of Phalguna. It falls on a moonless February night, when Hindus offer special prayer to the lord of destruction. Shivratri (Sanskrit 'ratri' = night) is the night when he is said to have performed the Tandava Nritya or the dance of primordial creation, preservation and destruction.
The festival is observed for one day and one night only. Origin of Shivratri:According to the Puranas, during the great mythical churning of the ocean called Samudra Manthan, a pot of poison emerged from the ocean. The gods and the demons were terrified as it could destroy the entire world. When they ran to Shiva for help, he in order to protect the world, drank the deadly poison but held it in his throat instead of swallowing it.
This turned his throat blue, and since then he came to be known as 'Nilkantha', the blue-throated one. Shivratri celebrates this event by which Shiva saved the world.A Festival Significant for Women: Shivratri is considered especially auspicious for women.
Married women pray for the well being of their husbands and sons, while unmarried women pray for an ideal husband like Shiva, who is the spouse of Kali, Parvati and Durga. But generally it is believed that anyone who utters the name of Shiva during Shivratri with pure devotion is freed from all sins.
He or she reaches the abode of Shiva and is liberated from the cycle of birth and death. Shiva Rituals:On the day of Shivratri, a three-tiered platform is built around a fire. The topmost plank represents 'swargaloka' (heaven), the middle one 'antarikshaloka' (space) and the bottom one 'bhuloka' (earth). Eleven 'kalash' or urns, are kept on the 'swargaloka' plank symbolizing the 11 manifestations of the 'Rudra' or destructive Shiva.
These are decorated with the leaves of 'bilva' or 'bael' (Aegle marmelos) and mango atop a coconut representing the head of Shiva.
Devotees circumambulate the lingam and worship it throughout the night. It is bathed every three hours with the 5 sacred offerings of a cow, called the 'panchagavya' - milk, sour milk, urine, butter and dung. Then the 5 foods of immortality - milk, clarified butter, curd, honey and sugar are placed before the lingam.
Datura fruit and flower, though poisonous, are believed to be sacred to Shiva and thus offered to him. Om Namah Shivaya! : All through the day the devotees keep severe fast, chant the sacred Panchakshara mantra Om Namah Shivaya, make offerings of flowers and incense to the Lord amidst ringing of temple bells. They maintain long vigils during the night, keeping awake to listen to stories, hymns and songs. The fast is broken only the next morning, after the nightlong worship.
In Kashmir, the festival is held for 15 days. The 13th day is observed as a day of fast followed by a family feast.
About Shivaratri Shiv Live Wallpaper
Shivaratri Shiv Live Wallpaper is a free app for Android published in the Other list of apps, part of Communications.
The company that develops Shivaratri Shiv Live Wallpaper is MobileGP4u. The latest version released by its developer is 1.0. This app was rated by 1 users of our site and has an average rating of 4.0.
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