Maha-Shivaratri is the sacred day in the Hindu calendar when Shiva Bhagwan is revered through chanting, fasting, and various offerings.
Devotees flock to offer Rudra-Abhishek using panchamrut (a holy mixture of milk, yoghurt, honey, sugar and ghee) and bilva-patra (bael leaves) to the shivaling. The shivaling symbolises the energy and potentiality of Shiva Bhagwan.
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Upper Sanctum
Maha-Rudrabhishek
9.00am to 8.00pm
Annakut Darshan
9.00am to 8.00pm
Annakut Arti
11.45am to 12 noon
Sandhya Arti
7.00pm to 7.20pm
Ice Shivalinga
Present in the Haveli entrance throughout the day
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BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
Pramukh Swami Road
Neasden, London NW10 8HW, UK
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‘Shiva’, in Sanskrit, means ‘the auspicious one’. While the Destroyer aspect of the universe’s three stages of existence, he is often depicted as a yogi, adorning the symbols of simplicity and asceticism.
An ice shivaling, symbolising the manifestation of Lord Shiva, is presented in the Haveli entrance on the day of Shivaratri providing a reminder of the sacred pilgrimage town of Amarnath in India where a natural ice shivaling exists.
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