🪷 महा शिवरात्रि · Mahā Śivarātri

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Mahā Śivarātrilocal festival mūrti-page · Shaiva/festivalsall 124 festival pages and tradition categories/2026 Hindu calendaryear-level festival occurrence aggregation from the same engine2025 occurrenceMahā Śivarātri computed on Thursday, 2025-02-272026 occurrenceMahā Śivarātri computed on Monday, 2026-02-162027 occurrenceMahā Śivarātri computed on Sunday, 2027-03-07BG 10.35Krishna as Mārgaśīrṣa among months and kusumākara among seasonsBG 10.30kālaḥ kalayatām aham · Krishna as Time among reckoners/jyotisha-referencetithi, nakshatra, vāra, and pañchāṅga element source layer/cosmic-timekalpa, manvantara, yuga, and annual-cycle time context/lagna-tithi-lokaMātṛ-Vidyā source layer for tithi, loka, and reader-local kṣetra/samskara-muhurtaoperational muhūrta doorway for dharmic timing decisions/bindufestival time as Bindu-touch aperture in the dharmic year/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundation

📅 When is Mahā Śivarātri?

YearDateDay
20252025-02-27Thursday
2026 (this year)2026-02-16Monday
20272027-03-07Sunday
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.
Associated deity: Śiva

Tradition

Tradition: Shaiva

Vrata: Yes (fasting day)

Primary observance: Strict fast + night-long vigil + 4-yāma pūjā

Detection Rule (Pure Pañchāṅga-Based)

{
  "tithi_number": 29,
  "tithi_paksha": "Kṛṣṇa",
  "lunar_month": "Phālguna"
}
Precedence: 1 (lower = higher priority on multi-festival days)
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output