Mahashivratri means the great night dedicated to Lord Shiva, he is called as the ascetic god of Hindus. This festival is celebrated each and every year in veneration to Lord Shiva. This year Mahashivratri festival is falling on March 8, 2016. Below is the list of few places which you can opt on this Mahashivratri.

Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi is also called as The Spiritual Capital of India. It houses on of the most prominent Shiva temples and that’s the reason Mahashivaratri is celebrated here with enthralling energy and with pomp and fanfare. At the time of Mahashivratri Varanasi welcomes more than a million of pilgrims from each and every corner of the country. People visit the famous Tilbhandeshawar temple which is dedicated to Mahadev and offer prayers to Lord Shiva. Many people perform rituals and some of them stay on fast as well.

Mandi in Himachal Pradesh

The festival of Mahashivratri is celebrated here with great vehemence at the temple of Bhootnath. This temple hosts the grand Shivratri celebration dedicated to Lord Shiva by the royal family of Mandi. This ritual was started some 500 years ago and from that time International Mandi Shivratri Fair is organized here every year which attracts numerous tourists every year. Moreover every year a Shoba Yatra is also held which is inaugurated by Chief Minister and is lead by the Governor of the state.

Srikalahasti and Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh

Mahashivratri is celebrated with great zeal in Andhra Pradesh. Several devotees visit the famous Shiva temples of the state and offer prayer, chant matras in honor of Lord Shiva and do fast also.  This festival is celebrated with great energy and splendor in Sri Kalahasteshwara Temple at Srikalahasti and at Bharamarambha Malikarjunaswamy Temple at Srisailam.

Guwahati and Sibsagar in Assam

In Assam the celebration of Shivratri is at Umananda Temple which is placed on the Peacock Island in the mid of the famous Brahamaputra river in Guwahati which is actually the capital of Assam. Numerous Shiva devotees visit to the temple on this pious occasion. Sibsagar which is the capital of erstwhile Ahom Kings is another major place for celebrating the grand Hindu festival; Mahashivaratri.

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Puri in Orissa

Shivratri in Loknath temple of Puri is celebrated with great emery and celebration at Loknath Temple of Puri is quite popular as well. It is said that Puri was a major center of Lord Shiva and according to a story Lord Ramachandra himself place the lingam in the famous Loknath temple. Thousands of devotees visit this site on the occasion of Shivratri. Visit these amazing places to offer prayer to Lord Shiva on this Mahashivaratri with low cost deals at EaseMyTrip.in and give your best shot to make Lord Shiva happy this year and receive lot of blessings from mahadev in return.

Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh

Mahkaleshwara Temple in Ujjain is one of the most famous Shiva temples and is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas in India. Mahashivratri is celebrated with pomp and trumpet blast in this temple. Many people visit Ujjain just to have darshan to mahakal in the legendary Mahakaleshwara Temple.