Festival
Mahashivaratri
Next: Saturday, 6 March 2027
The Temple's greatest night: pilgrims climb through the dark, the forest crest becomes a fair, and worship continues in a night-long vigil, with abhishek inside the sanctum kept open till 6 pm.
Celebrated at 6 places
6 MarShri Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga
Bhimashankar (Pune district), IN
6 MarShri Nageshwar Jyotirlinga
near Dwarka (Devbhumi Dwarka district), IN
6 MarShri Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga
Trimbak (Nashik district), IN
6 MarShri Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga
Verul (Ellora), IN
6 MarShri Virupaksha Temple, Hampi
Hampi (Vijayanagara district), IN
6 MarShri Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga
Omkareshwar (Khandwa district), IN