Maha Shivaratri 1948
The great night of Shiva — night-long vigil, fasting and Rudrabhishek on Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:12
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:44 – 00:32
- Fasting window (tithi)1948-03-08 · 22:25 → 1948-03-10 · 00:43
- Parana (tithi ends)00:431948-03-10
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Maha Shivaratri puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaMaha Shivaratri — Frequently Asked Questions
Should one stay awake all night on Maha Shivaratri?
Yes — the jagaran is the observance, not an addition to it. The complete form performs an abhishek in each of the night's four prahars, with water, curd, ghee and honey in turn.
What must not be offered to a Shiva lingam?
Tulsi, ketaki flowers, turmeric and coconut water are all avoided. Bilva leaves, water, milk, bhang, dhatura and white flowers are offered.
When is the Shivaratri fast broken?
The next morning, after sunrise, and traditionally after the Chaturdashi tithi has ended — not at midnight after the puja.
Other major festivals in 1948
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1948
- Vasant Panchami — 15 February 1948
- Holika Dahan — 24 March 1948
- Holi — 25 March 1948
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 10 April 1948
- Ram Navami — 17 April 1948
- Akshaya Tritiya — 11 May 1948
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 8 July 1948
- Guru Purnima — 21 July 1948
- Nag Panchami — 9 August 1948
- Raksha Bandhan — 19 August 1948
- Krishna Janmashtami — 27 August 1948
- Hartalika Teej — 6 September 1948
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 6 September 1948
- Anant Chaturdashi — 17 September 1948
- Pitru Paksha begins — 19 September 1948
- Sharad Navratri begins — 3 October 1948
- Durga Ashtami — 10 October 1948
- Maha Navami — 11 October 1948
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 12 October 1948
- Karwa Chauth — 21 October 1948
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 31 October 1948
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 31 October 1948
- Govardhan Puja — 2 November 1948
- Bhai Dooj — 3 November 1948
- Chhath Puja — 7 November 1948
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 16 November 1948
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 16 November 1948
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