GREAT HINDU FESTIVAL - MAHASHIVRATRI
02 Mahashivratree festival.JPG Meditating Shiva statue on Maha-Shivaratri Observed by Hindus Type Religious Significance Self-study Shiv Ling Pragatya Divas Yoga[1] Observances Fasting, yoga, jagran (all night vigil), Lingam puja[1] Date māsa (amānta) / māsa (purnimānta), pakṣa, tithi 2022 date 1 March/28 February (depending on location)[2] 2023 date 18 February[3][4] Frequency Annual Explanatory note Hindu festival dates The Hindu calendar is lunisolar but most festival dates are specified using the lunar portion of the calendar. A lunar day is uniquely identified by three calendar elements: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (lunar fortnight) and tithi (lunar day). Furthermore, when specifying the masa, one of two traditions are applicable, viz. amānta / pūrṇimānta. Iff a festival falls in the waning phase of the moon, these two traditions identify the same lunar day as falling in two different (but successive) masa. A lunar year is shorter than a solar year by about eleven days. As a re...