Mahashivratri 2022: How to perform the puja at home and on temple.

Maha Shivaratri Puja is an exclusive way to worship Lord Shiva. In 2022 it will be celebrated on 1st March . Get a simple puja vidhi on Maha Shivaratri puja at your home. Due to covid-19 do puja in your home with full bhakti and sraddha. 

1. On Shivratri day gets up early, take holy bath and wear clean New Clothes like yellow, white, red and different color but don't wear black.

Holy bath on Shivaratri day purifies our body and soul. So, try to take bath in Ganga or nearby river. 

2. Take vow or Pratigya to observe full day fast and to break it on the next day or in the night when mahadeep(light lamp) reached to the top of the temple.

3. Now perform Maha Shivaratri Puja. Worship Lord Shiva and Maa Parvati on this special maha Shivaratri puja.

4. The main ritual of Shiva puja is performing Abhishek of Shiva Lingam.

5. It can be performed by using milk, sandalwood paste, yogurt, honey, ghee, sugar, and water. 

6. You must perform this simple puja at home or in nearest shiv temple to please Lord Shiva.

7. Offer Dhatura, Gangasuili flower, Bilva leaves, Bilva fruit, Akshat, flower, sandalwood paste and vibhuti to Shiv lingam.

8. You can also offer Ber or jujube fruit coconut, Banana, Sweets, betel leaves, incense sticks.

9. Light Ghee lamp and Dhupa. Keep chanting Om Namah Shivaya mantra or Shree Shivaya Namastubhyam.

10. Finally, perform Shiva Aarti and read 108 names of Shiva.

11. Visit a nearby Shiva temple and seek blessings.

12. Maha Shivaratri Puja should be done during the night also.

13. Stay awake at night in the temple and spent the time chanting Shiva prayers and try to listen Shivmahapuran katha online. Try to listen Pujya Guruji Pandeet Pradeep Mishra ji live Shivmahapuran katha and take the blessings of Baba bholenath.

14. Next day morning break your fast after taking bath. 

Maa Samaleswari (Dhabalamukhi Besha) on Mahalaya.

Lakhs of devotee come to sambalpur for holy darshan of "Maa Samaleswari" on friday in a special Avatar called "Dhabalamukhi Besha".

Maa Samalei attracts several devotees everyday usually looks red. But on that special day she turns white apparel that is called Mahalaya. On that day Every people believed that the darshan of the Dhabalamukhi Besha of Maa brings peace and prosperity for the devotees.

Jai Maa Samalei

Many devotees beleived that the darshan of Dhabalamukhi Maa Samalei is as good as taking a holy dip in the Ganga. That's way it is called Ganga darshan

From before night devotees wait for offer puja to maa samalei on friday and they lined up in a long queue to enter the temple. On that day to take darshan it will take 5 to 6 hours.But you can't feel the pain of waiting in a long line. On that day devotees wear the New saree to visit Maa samalei.

This Dhabalamukhi Besha will continue for two days friday and saturday and after that the Navaratri Puja starts for nine days . On the special Navaratri, maa samalei take different avatars like Sailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kusumanda, Skandhamata, Katyayani, Kalaratri, Mahagouri and Raja Rajeswari.  During these nine days, the temple was full of devotee from several corners.
Jai Maa Samalei.