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About Masa Shivaratri Festival
Maha Shivaratri is performed once a year but Masa Shivaratri is observed every month. According to the Hindu Telugu calendar, Masa Shivaratri is performed on the day of Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi Tithi. In the Telugu calendar, two Chaturdashi Tithi’s will be observed in a month, one in Sukla paksha ( before Pournima) and the other in Krishna paksha ( before Amavasya).
What is Masa Shivaratri festival?
Masa Shivaratri is dedicated to Lord Shiva and people perform pooja to Lord Shiva on this day and also observe fasting. Performing pooja with various types of flowers and also reciting Stotras related to Shiva gives great results. Check below for the dates of Masa Shivaratri observed in the year 2023.
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Maha Shivaratri 2023 Date and Time
| S.no | Month | Date |
| 01 | January | 20-1-2023, Friday at 06 PM |
| 02 | February | 18-02-2023, Saturday at 06 PM |
| 03 | March | 20-03-2023, Monday at 06 PM |
| 04 | April | 18-04-2023, Tuesday at 06 PM |
| 05 | May | 17-05-2023, Wednesday at 06 PM |
| 06 | June | 16-06-2023, Friday at 06 PM |
| 07 | July | 15-07-2023, Saturday at 06 PM |
| 08 | August | 14-08-2023, Monday at 06 PM |
| 09 | September | 13-09-2023, Wednesday at 06 PM |
| 10 | October | 12-10-2023, Thursday at 06 PM |
| 11 | November | 11-11-2023, Saturday at 06 PM |
| 12 | December | 11-12-2023, Monday at 06 PM |
Significance Of Masa Shivaratri:
- Masa Shivaratri is followed and performed by almost all the people in South India and in some parts of North India.
- On this day people perform poojas to Lord Shiva with great dedication and also offer various flowers and fruits as naivedhyan to the Lord.
- Visiting Lord Shiva temple on the day of Masa Shivaratri and also performing sevas like Abishekam and many others can give great results.
- Performing pooja to Lord Shiva on the day of Masa Shivaratri, especially in Pradosha Kalam can save people from Apamruthyu Dosham.
- Jataka Doshas in the horoscope will be rectified by performing Pooja and observing fast on the day of Masa Shivaratri.
- Even in the temples of Lord Shiva special poojas will be performed on the day of Masa Shivaratri.