MAHASIVARTRI AT SOMNATH

Somnath temple is an important piligrimage and tourist center in Gujarat.  It is believed to be the first among the twelve Jyotirlingas . The fourteenth day of every lunar month or the day before the new moon is known as Shivarathri . Among all the twelve Shivarathris that occur in a calendar year , Mahashivratri the one that occurs in February/ March is of the most spiritual significance.  To celebrate the day,  devotees chant prayers observe fast and pay obeisance to the god of destruction . A visit to the 12 Jyotirlingas, the holiest places for Shiva worship is considered to be pious. Every year the festival of Maha Shivratri is observed with grandeur and pomp at Shree Somnath Temple.