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Festival · Shaiva · Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Sri Lanka
Karthigai Deepam
The lamp festival on the Karthigai full moon with the Krittika star (November–December), mentioned already in the…
Festival · Shaiva · Chidambaram; Kerala
Arudra Darshan / Thiruvathira
The Margazhi full-moon night with the Thiruvathirai star, the year's longest night: at Chidambaram a ten-day festival…
Festival · Shaiva
Maha Shivaratri
Herath (Kashmir) · Siwa Ratri (Bali)
The great night of Shiva on the dark fourteenth of Magha or Phalguna, kept with a vigil, fasting and bilva leaves. The…
Festival · Shaiva · Madurai
Meenakshi Tirukalyanam
Chithirai festival
The Chithirai (April–May) festival at Madurai that re-enacts the wedding of Meenakshi and Sundareswarar, with Vishnu…