Mahashivratri Crowd gathered in Bhuteshwar Nath also
Raipur. In Chhattisgarh also, the festival of Mahashivratri is being celebrated with full devotion and pomp. There has been a huge crowd of devotees in Shiva temples in different districts since morning. The temples are resonating with Om Namah Shivay. Long lines of people are standing in the temples of all the districts including Raipur, Durg, Gariaband, Bilaspur, Surguja to have darshan of Lord Shiva.
Many rare coincidences are taking place this time on Mahashivratri. On the day of Mahashivratri, there is Trayodashi Tithi along with Chaturdashi Tithi, hence by worshiping at the auspicious time, devotees will get special blessings of Lord Shiva. There is also a tradition of worshiping four Prahars on Mahashivratri.
Today, there is a huge crowd of devotees since morning for worship at Bhuteshwar Nath Mahadev, the world’s largest Shivling situated in Gariaband. This will be the first time when Baba’s royal palanquin will move from Gariaband to Bhuteshwarnath on the lines of Ujjain. There will also be a procession of God. It is believed that when Mahadev got married, ghosts and demons went to bring Goddess Parvati on his behalf as wedding guests. A group of youth will bring the same scene alive by dressing up as ghosts and vampires.
