Maha Shivaratri

proper noun

A Hindu festival celebrated annually in honour of Lord Shiva on the fourteenth day of Krishna paksha of Phalguna or Magha.

OriginSanskrit महाशिवरात्रि →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. HinduismA Hindu festival celebrated annually in honour of Lord Shiva on the fourteenth day of Krishna paksha of Phalguna or Magha.

Origin

  1. Sanskritमहाशिवरात्रि
  2. EnglishMaha Shivaratri

Borrowed from Sanskrit महाशिवरात्रि (mahāśivarātri).

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Translations

Hindi महाशिवरात्रि, शिवरात्रि
  • महाशिवरात्रि (mahāśivrātri)a Hindu festival
  • शिवरात्रि (śivrātri)a Hindu festival
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