Maha Shivaratri - March 02/03 (Wednesday/Thursday)
Night of worship and meditation to Lord Shiva
Holi - March 19/20 (Saturday/Sunday)
Festival of Prahlad (Bhakti), Lord Shiva protects and saves his Bhaktas ...
Shivaratri, the cosmic merger of Shiva and Shakti, is celebrated on the dark moon of Magha, which is on February 25th this year. This union symbolises the concept of kundalini yoga in which Shiva goes to meet Shakti.
SHIVARATRI:
(lit., night of Shiva) The night of the new moon in late February that is especially sacred to Lord Shiva.
Mahashivaratri marks the night when Lord Shiva performed the 'Tandava' and it is also believed that Lord Shiva was married to Parvati.
On this day the devotees observe fast and offer fruits, flowers and Bael leaves to Shiva Linga.[195] ...
Swami Gaurishankar Saraswati was born Carolyn Gaye Gustard in 1953 on the day of Shivaratri, in Sydney, Australia.
From a young age she was drawn to the spiritual life and started learning yoga at the age of 20.
Siddha Yoga celebrates two common Indian religious holidays Maha Shivaratri (celebrated in February) and Guru Purnima (celebrated on the first full moon in July).
 See also: Shiva, Ananda, Swami, Yoga, India
  
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