Shivaratri and A New Moon
February 17th 2010 We celebrated Shivaratri on the 12th of Feb and kept a night vigil. Shivaratri is a very auspicious festival day and night, in honor of Lord Shiva, the destroyer (of all karmas) and the liberator. He symbolizes the highest form of protection and blessing on the spiritual path. He represents the force, the Shakti, which enables the human to achieve the goal of human life, that of self realization.
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