Places To Visit- Maha Shivratri

Maha Shivratri is celebrated all over India and the renowned temples of Lord Shiva face a large crowd of people on this festival. Some of the famous places that you can visit on Maha Shivrarti are:

• In Madhya Pradesh: Omkareshwar
• In Tamil Nadu: Rameswaram
• In Maharashtra (Daminyal): Bhimashankar
• In Madhya Pradesh: Mahakaleshwar
• In Saurashtra: Somnath
• In Dwarka: Naageshwar
• In Uttar Pradesh: Mallika
• In Himalayas: Kedarnath
• In Ellora near Aurangabad: Dhushmeshwar
• Trimbakeshwar near Nasik
• In Benaras: Vishwanath
• In Marathwada: Vaidyanatha
• In Assam: Sibsagar

The above temples have beautiful statues of Lord Shiva that portray a perfect picture of Lord Shiva. People visit the above places and give a bath to Shiva lingam making offerings of milk, water, bael leaves, honey and fruits. While offering all these things Shiv chalisa and aarti is also recited by people in order to remember Lord Shiva. Generally “Om Namah Shivaya” is the line that is repeated by people several times.

So if you get a chance then try to visit any of the above Shiv temples on the festival of Shivratri.