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Festival story · 2 tellings · contested

The longest night: Arudra and Thiruvathira

In Margazhi, when the full moon stands with the Thiruvathirai star, the year's longest night is kept for Shiva.

Nataraja, Shiva, Parvati, Arudra Darshan / Thiruvathira

South India