MahaShivaratri 2026: The festival of Shiva Navratri is celebrated before Mahashivratri in the Mahakal temple of Ujjain. This festival lasts for 10 days. During this festival, Lord Mahakal is decorated attractively. This time this festival will be celebrated in February 2026.
Mahakal Temple Ujjain: Mahakal Temple of Ujjain is world famous. This is the third among the 12 Jyotirlingas of the country. Every year Shiva Navratri festival is celebrated here before Mahashivratri. This festival lasts for 10 days. This festival is celebrated as the marriage festival of Lord Shiva. Lord Mahakal is decorated attractively as a groom every day for 10 days. On the last day i.e. Mahashivratri, Sehra is offered to Lord Mahakal. This time Shiv Navratri festival will be celebrated from 6 to 15 February. Know what will happen during this time…
Shiva Navratri festival will be celebrated in Ujjain Mahakal temple
6 February: Shiva Navratri festival will start from this day. Special adornment of Lord Mahakal will be done and 11 Brahmins will start reciting Rudrabhishek.
7th February: On the second day of Shiva Navratri, Lord Mahakal will be adorned with new clothes and special worship will be performed.
8 February: On this day, Sheshnaag of Lord Mahakal will be decorated. Along with this, Ekadash-Ekadashani Rudrapath will be performed.
9 February: Lord Mahakaal will be adorned on the fourth day of Shiva Navratri. On this day Baba Mahakal will be adorned with Katra, Mekhala, Dupatta, Mukut, Mundmal, Umbrella, Garland and garland of fruits.
10 February: On this day, the image of Lord Mahakal will be decorated, in which the Lord will be dressed in yellow colour. Baba will be decorated with a crown, head garland and a garland of fruits.
11 February: On this day, Lord Mahakal will be decorated with Holkar. Besides, Lord Shri Chandramoleshwar will also be worshiped in the Naivaidya room.
12 February: This will be the seventh day of Shiva Navratri. On this day Lord Mahakal will be worshiped in the form of Uma-Mahesh. Baba Mahakal will be dressed in brown clothes and will also be made to wear a crown, mundamaal and a garland of fruits.
13 February: On this day Lord Mahakal will be decorated with red colored clothes and will be made to wear a crown, mundamaal and garland of fruits.
14 February: On the ninth day of Shiva Navratri, Lord Mahakal will appear to the devotees in the form of Shiva Tandava.
15 February: The festival of Mahashivratri will be celebrated on this day. Lord Mahakal will be dressed in Saptadhan mask. During this period, Lord Mahakal will continuously give darshan to the devotees for about 44 hours.
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