Lord Shiva Special Days 2023

Pradosham is a two-hour period during the day that is considered to be spiritually auspicious and it occurs thrice every month. It usually starts with the darkest shadow of the day or when the moon is directly beneath the sun in its monthly cycle. During these two hours, spiritualists believe that people can reduce their negative karma by performing certain spiritual activities such as being kinder, forgiving others, chanting mantras and connecting with God through prayer.

Pradosham is a special prayer ritual that falls on the 13th lunar day of each fortnight. Before performing this ritual, it is important to ensure that your body, mind and soul are cleansed through rituals like Ganga Snanam or any other form of purification as advised by Hindu scriptures. The next step would be to create an ambiance that’s conducive for spiritual conversation with God by cleaning the shrine in your home or visiting a temple or an ashram. After ensuring cleanliness and peace around yourself, you can start chanting mantras and meditating religiously either on the deity you serve or any god-form suitable for Pradosham puja.

The most common prayer during the festival of Maha Shivratri is a Shiva Puja. This puja involves offering flowers, sacred waters, incense and other items to Lord Shiva while chanting traditional mantras that invoke His blessings. Additionally, many people continue their prayers throughout the night as an ode to spiritual release and liberation. Some also choose to fast on this day as part of their devotion towards Lord Shiva and his teachings. After sunset, devotees perform a symbolic ritual known as ‘Abhishek’ which involves bathing a Shiva Linga with water, ghee, honey or milk for purification purposes; this ritual is repeated several times in order to express humility before the Lord of Creation.