MAHA SHIVARATRI

On this festival of Mahashivaratri, may you follow the Shiva Purana and incorporate the following six items while worshipping Lord Shiva: 1. Bathe the Shiv Linga with water, milk and honey, and Wood apple or bel leaves added to it, representing purification of the soul; 2. The vermilion paste applied on the Shiv Linga after bathing it, representing virtue; 3. Offering of fruits, which is conducive to longevity and gratification of desires; 4. Burning incense, yielding wealth; 5. The lighting of the lamp which is conducive to the attainment of knowledge; 6. And betel leaves marking satisfaction with worldly pleasures. Happy Maha Shivratri!