This year Shivratri is going to be celebrated on March 11 to mark the union of Shiva and Shakti. Lord Shiva is considered to be the Adiyogi. According to Sadhguru Jaggi, “Life has no use at all, declared Adiyogi. It is simply a phenomenon. Little acts have purpose. But life is not framed within the narrow grid of utility. It is beyond frames. It is beyond grids. It is beyond utility. If you have a taste of this existence beyond purpose, of life beyond sense, you are enlightened.”
The festival of Maha Shivaratri in Arunachal Pradesh is celebrated annually at Lingalaya Mandir in Itanagar with gaiety and devotion.
In Arunachal Pradesh, Malinithan is an archaeological site which consists of ruins of a Hindu temple of the early medieval period which was built with granite stones believed to promote Shaivism and Shaktism.
Moreover, there is a natural Shivling, about 120 KM away from the state capital, which is over 25 feet high with water flowing through its base. Close to it, Ganesha and Kartikey temples have been built. The place is a pilgrimage spot which now draws devotees from the neighbouring states to visit it to offer prayers. On Shivratri festival, Hindus in the region, more so Nepalese Hindus, come here offer special prayers and perform worship.
Also, two-tunnel connected Meghna Rock Cave Temple, Daporijo, UPPER SUBANSIRI DISTRICT, dedicated to Lord Shiva, is visited by the Hindus during the celebrations of Shivratri. One can reach the place by hiring transport from Itanagar, Ziro, and Lilabari to reach the place.
In the West Kemang district of Arunachal Pradesh, which has some Hindu population along with the Nepalese living here since long, efforts are being made for renovating old temples and raising the new ones. One such temple is the Bomdila Gufa Mandir – a cave temple dedicated to Shaktism and Shaivism – which has been linked by a road to the foothills of its location and is now being visited by the believers. It is also being deemed as a sacred and ancient cave temple, reported Fagos Ratan Pakyong, a Facebook friend and old student of mine from Tenga Valley [Link 1].
Nag Mandir, near Tenga Valley, is also dedicated to Lord Shiva and visited by local populace on Shivratri for special prayers.
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