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Matha Shivaratri 2017 - As per Hindu Calendar, Matha Shivaratri is celebrated on the 14th day of each month during the waning moon (Krishna Paksha) half. Matha means ‘monthly’ and Shivaratri means ‘night of Lord Shiva’. The day is observed every month whereas Maha shivratri falls once in a year. Matha Shivaratri 2017 dates listed below

Amavasai 2017 / Pournami 2017 / Pradosham 2017 / Karthigai 2017 / Ashtami 2017 / Navami 2017 / Sashti 2017 / Sankatahara Chathurthi 2017 / Thiruvonam 2017 / Matha Sivarathiri 2017 / Ekadhasi 2017 / Chathurthi 2017

Year - 2017	Amavasai	Pournami	Pradosham	Karthigai	Ashtami	Navami	Sashti	Sankatahara Chathurthi	Thiruvonam	Maha Sivarathiri	Ekadhasi	Chathurthi
January	27 Fri 28 Sat	12 Thu	10 Tue 25 Wed	08 Sun	05 Thu 20 Fri	06 Fri 21 Sat	04 Wed	15 Sun	01 Sun	25 Thu	08 Sun 23 Mon	02 Mon
February	26 Sun	10 Fri 11 Sat	08 Wed 24 Fri	04 Sat	04 Sat 18 Sat	05 Sun 19 Sun	02 Thu	14 Tue	24 Fri	24 Fri	07 Tue 22 Wed	14 Tue
March	27 Mon	12 Sat	10 Fri 25 Sat	04 Sat 31 Fri	05 Sun 20 Mon	06 Mon 21 Tue	03 Fri	16 Fri	23 Thu	26 Sun	08 Wed 23 Thu	16 Thu
April	26 Wed	10 Mon	08 Sat 24 Mon	27 Thu	04 Tue 19 Wed	05 Wed 20 Thu	02 Sun	14 Fri	20 Thu	24 Mon	06 Thu 22 Sat	29 Sat
Year - 2017	Amavasai	Pournami	Pradosham	Karthigai	Ashtami	Navami	Sashti	Sankatahara Chathurthi	Thiruvonam	Maadha Sivarathiri	Ekadhasi	Chathurthi
May	25 Thu	10 Wed	08 Mon 23 Tue	25 Thu	03 Wed 19 Fri	04 Thu 20 Sat	01 Mon 31 Wed	14 Sun	17 Wed	24 Wed	06 Sat 22 Mon	29 Mon
June	23 Fri	09 Fri	06 Tue 21 Wed	21 Wed	01 Thu 17 Sat	02 Fri 18 Sun	29 Thu	13 Tue	13 Tue	22 Thu	05 Mon 20 Tue	27 Tue
July	23 Sun	08 Sat	06 Thu 21 Fri	19 Wed	01 Sat 16 Sun 30 Sun	02 Sun 17 Mon 31 Mon	29 Sat	12 Wed	11 Tue	21 Fri	04 Tue 19 Wed	27 Thu
August	21 Mon	07 Mon	05 Sat 19 Sat	15 Tue	15 Tue 29 Tue	16 Wed 30 Wed	27 Sun	11 Fri	07 Mon	20 Sun	03 Thu 18 Fri	25 Fri
Year - 2017	Amavasai	Pournami	Pradosham	Karthigai	Ashtami	Navami	Sashti	Sankatahara Chathurthi	Thiruvonam	Maadha Sivarathiri	Ekadhasi	Chathurthi
September	19 Tue	05 Tue	03 Sun 17 Sun	11 Mon	13 Wed 28 Thu	14 Thu 29 Fri	11 Mon 26 Tue	09 Sat	03 Sun	18 Mon	01 Fri 16 Sat	23 Sat
October	19 Thu	05 Thu	03 Tue 17 Tue	09 Mon	12 Thu 27 Fri	13 Fri 28 Sat	25 Wed	08 Sun	01 Sun 28 Sat	18 Wed	01 Sun 15 Sun 31 Tue	23 Mon
November	18 Sat	03 Fri	01 Wed 15 Wed	05 Sun	11 Sat 26 Sun	12 Sun 27 Mon	09 Thu 24 Fri	07 Tue	24 Fri	16 Thu	14 Tue 29 Wed	22 Wed
December	17 Sun	03 Sun	01 Fri 15 Fri 30 Sat	30 Sat	10 Sun 26 Tue	11 Mon 27 Wed	08 Fri 24 Sun	06 Wed	22 Fri	16 Sat	13 Wed 29 Fri	22 Fri

About Matha Shivaratri 2017

According to hindus, shivaratri is a festival which helps to ‘overcome darkness’ in life. Shivarathri comes in every lunisolar month of hindu calendar. It falls on 13th night/14th day after pournami. Shivaratri is celebrated at night.

Maha Shivaratri

Shivaratri is closely connected to Lord Shiva. Shivarathri that comes in the month of february/march is very auspicious among other shivarathri and it is called as ‘Maha Shivaratri’. Maha Shivaratri is celebrated as a day of gratitude to Lord Shiva for protecting the world from the deadly poison. Maha Shivaratri is a major festival for hindus. They consider this maha shivarathri as ‘Great night of Shiva’. During the night, Shiva Linga are given holy bath every three hours. Thousands of people across the country, spend this auspicious night in the temple. They undergo fasting, perform poojas, chanting prayers in praise of lord, offering neivedhyam and performs other rituals.

Shivaratri is considered as the night when Lord Shiva performed the ‘Tandava Nritya’ – the dance of primordial creation, preservation and destruction. On the night of shivaratri, abisekha (ritual bath to the God) is performed with the panchagavya – milk, sour milk, urine, butter and dung. The festival holds special meaning for the ladies. They pray to Goddess Parvati also called ‘Gaura’, the giver of (‘suhag’ for) good husbands, marital bliss and a long and prosperous married life.

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