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Maha Shivratri: know about the fasting method

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Maha Shivaratri will be celebrated on 11 March 2021. It is the most important festival of union of Lord Shiva and Goddess Shakti. Shiva devotees usually fast on the day of Trayodashi and then observe Chaturdashi Tithi. According to the scriptures, the marriage of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati took place on this day. That is why it is considered very good in Hinduism to have a night-time wedding muhurat. It is believed that all the wishes of the devotees who fast on this day are fulfilled.

Maha Shivaratri fast begins from the date of Trayodashi. On this day many people fast for the whole day. According to Hindu scriptures, Maha Shivaratri is worshiped four times during the night on Chaturdashi. These four times are also known as Char Pahar. According to belief, worshiping one of these four riders gets rid of one’s past sins. At the same time, they also receive the blessings of salvation. It is compulsory to perform Shiva Puja only during the night and it is necessary to perform Parayana after sunrise before Chaturdashi Tithi ends on the next day.

During the puja one should chant Om Namah Shivaya 108 times. Maha Shivaratri is known as the day when Shiva was united with Shakti. Shiva-Parvati also conducts a tableau or procession of marriage in many devotees of North India. Goddess Parvati is believed to be an incarnation of Goddess Sati.

All through India, many devotees observe the Shivratri fast. They gather in Shiva temples around the Shivalinga with their offerings. They pray, chant, meditate and fast all day and night. The fast or vrat is at the heart of the celebration and many follow it earnestly to increase the solemnity of their vows and intentions.

This vrat is different from those followed during other Hindu festivals, where devotees eat food after performing the puja of the deity. On this great night of Lord Shiva, the vrat continues through the day, and night.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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