Maha Shivaratri
15 February 2026 · movable holiday — A quiet light for the night of vigil. May peace be with you.
Maha Shivaratri, the “Great Night of Shiva”, is one of the most revered festivals in Hinduism, dedicated to the god Shiva. It is observed mainly in India and Nepal. It falls on the 14th night of the waning moon in the month of Phalguna (Magha in the southern calendar), usually in February or March. Because it follows the Hindu lunisolar calendar, its date shifts from year to year. Devotees fast, bathe the lingam, the symbol of Shiva, with milk, water and honey, offer bilva leaves and sing hymns. Many keep vigil all night in temples, and large pilgrimages gather at holy sites. The night is traditionally a time for reflection, self-restraint and inner light. The sky connection is the Moon: the festival comes in the last dark days before the new moon, when the night is darkest and lamps shine brightest. That is why only a symbol, a lamp and a trident, crosses the Astronativa sky.
Flying across the sky: An ethereal, bluish-silver figure made of pale points and fine lines, like a constellation: a small oil lamp with a softly flickering flame drifting across the night sky, with a slender trident of stars glowing beside it
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