Mahashivaratri E-Darshan

This 2010 Mahashivaratri, Arunachaleswarar Temple launches a new e-darshan facility with infrastructure including, wireless laptop, 700 megapixel movie camera with MPEG-4 technology, and 8 MBPS broadband connection. All Temple Festivals (excluding those taking place inside the Sanctum Sanctorum) will be webcasted utilising this facility. The link for Live Feeds for Arunachaleswarar Temple is here to watch a video of the Temple in five parts go to this link here.

A Live Feed will also be available through the Temple’s own website at this link here.

Hopefully the feed will be activated at this evenings commencement of Shivaratri Functions and thereafter will be automatically uploaded during Temple Festivals and Functions. Hope today’s trial run works okay, but just in case suggest bookmarking the links for upcoming live darshans.

2010 Mahashivaratri Timings Arunachaleswarar Temple

Right click on photographs from last year's Mahashivaratri to view enlarged version.









Mahashivaratri falls on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight of Phalguna (February-March), and is dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva. Mahashivaratri this year will be celebrated at Arunachala Shiva Sthalams on the night of March 13 through March 14, 2010.

On this night Shiva Temples in Tiruvannamalai will follow the lead of the famous Arunachaleswarar Temple and stay open all night. To those who wish to make plans to attend the Big Temple through the night of Mahashivaratri, check my earlier posting at this link here with FULL details as to the timings and functions at Arunachaleswarar Temple. And its Siva Sannidhi will remain open THROUGHOUT the night of March 13 and 14, 2010.

Mahashivaratri 2010

Mahashivaratri in Tamil Nadu is traditionally celebrated in Maasi Month -- not Thai. This is based on astrology connected with both the sun and month. Working on these calculations Mahashivaratri will be celebrated at Arunachaleswarar Temple on March 13, March 14 NOT in February.

That means the Temple will NOT be open all night in February BUT will be opened and all accompanying functions and pujas will be held through the night of March 13, March 14.

All Shiva Temples in Tiruvannamalai will follow the lead of Arunachaleswarar Temple. Today spoke with the Chief Priest of Adi Annamalai Temple and he tells me that Kapaleswarar Temple in Mylapore, Chennai will also be celebrating Mahashivaratri on March 13, 14. Word has it that Chidambaram Temple and Kalahasti Temple will also be having functions for Mahashivaratri in March (although Chidambaram might also in addition be already committed to February).

Will be posting more information on Mahashivaratri 2010, in the coming days.