Mahashivratri 2025: Complete Puja samagri list and rituals for Shivratri

Mahashivratri, also known as the 'Great Night of Lord Shiva,' is a highly significant Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is a time when devotees across the world engage in deep prayer, meditation, and rituals to seek the divine blessings of Lord Shiva. Mahashivratri 2025 will be observed on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Performing the Mahashivratri puja with devotion and the right rituals enhances spiritual growth and prosperity.

To perform the Mahashivratri 2025 puja, you need a specific set of items known as the Shivratri Puja Samagri list. Here¡¯s everything you need to know about the puja vidhi and the essential materials required for the rituals.

Mahashivratri 2025 Date and Puja Timings

According to Drik Panchang, Mahashivratri 2025 falls on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. The auspicious timings for puja and rituals are as follows:

• Nishita Kaal Puja Time: 12:09 AM to 12:59 AM, February 27
• Shivaratri Parana Time: 6:48 AM to 8:54 AM, February 27
• Ratri First Prahar Puja: 6:19 PM to 9:26 PM, February 26
• Ratri Second Prahar Puja: 9:26 PM, February 26 to 12:34 AM, February 27
• Ratri Third Prahar Puja: 12:34 AM to 3:41 AM, February 27
• Ratri Fourth Prahar Puja: 3:41 AM to 6:48 AM, February 27
• Chaturdashi Tithi Starts: 11:08 AM, February 26, 2025
• Chaturdashi Tithi Ends: 8:54 AM, February 27, 2025

On this day, devotees observe a strict fast, chant mantras, and perform special pujas during the Nishita Kaal or throughout the four prahars of the night to seek the divine blessings of Lord Shiva.

Significance of Mahashivratri

Mahashivratri marks the wedding of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. It is also believed that on this day, Lord Shiva performed the Tandava, the cosmic dance of creation and destruction. Devotees believe that worshipping Lord Shiva on this night removes negative energies, fulfills desires, and leads to spiritual awakening. The chant of 'Om Namah Shivaya' resonates throughout the night, filling the air with devotion and divine energy.

Mahashivratri Puja Vidhi

To perform the Mahashivratri 2025 puja, follow these steps:

• Wake up early, take a holy bath, and wear clean clothes.
• Set up the puja area by placing a wooden chowki (platform) and covering it with a clean cloth.
• Install a Shiva Linga or an idol of Lord Shiva on the chowki.
• Begin the puja by offering Gangajal and water to the Shiva Linga.
• Perform Abhishek using milk, curd, honey, ghee, and water.
• Offer Bilva leaves, flowers, fruits, and incense sticks.
• Apply sandalwood paste (chandan) and vibhuti (sacred ash) to the idol.
• Light a diya (oil lamp) and perform aarti using camphor.
• Chant mantras like 'Om Namah Shivaya' and recite Shiva Chalisa or Rudra Abhishek.
• Observe fasting, avoiding grains, onions, and garlic.
• Conclude the puja by distributing prasad and seeking Lord Shiva¡¯s blessings.

Mahashivratri 2025 Shivratri Puja Samagri List

To ensure a proper and fulfilling puja, here¡¯s a complete Shivratri Puja Samagri list:

1. Wooden chowki (platform for placing the Shiva Linga or the metallic idol of Lord Shiva).

2. Shiva Linga or an idol made of Pancha Dhatu or an image of Lord Shiva.

3. Oil lamp.

4. Sesame oil, mustard oil, or ghee for the lamp.

5. Matchbox.

6. Cotton wicks.

7. Water for various rituals.

8. Gangajal for cleansing the puja area.

9. Pushpam (flowers, white crown flowers, roses, Rajnigandha, or any other flower). You may offer all or any one of these flowers.

10. Dhoop (Incense sticks/ Agarbatti and Dhoop).

11. Naivedhya (vegetarian food preparations without onion and garlic).

12. Fruits (five or more varieties of fruits and banana). You may even offer one fruit.

13. Vilva (Bel patra). This is one of the most important offerings.

14. Dry fruits - dried dates and other dry fruits (optional).

15. Tamboolam - consisting of paan, supari, dakshina, and one brown coconut with husk broken into two.

16. Chandan (sandalwood paste).

17. Akshat (raw rice mixed with turmeric).

18. Vibhuti (sacred ash).

19. Panch Patra (silver, brass, or copper) for performing puja and Achamaniya. Avoid steel.

21. Shami leaves, renowned for their resilience and endurance, are offered to Lord Shiva during worship.

22. Bhaang is considered a beloved offering to Lord Shiva. Offering bhang leaves or paste onto the shivalingam is believed to dispel negativity and evil influences.

23. Dhatura, a flowering plant with medicinal properties, is another sacred offering to Lord Shiva.

24. Trays for arranging all the offerings

25. Janeu (sacred thread)

26. Kalava

27. Gulal

28. Three fresh unused pieces of cloth (preferably white) - one for covering the chowki, one for offering Vastra to Lord Shiva, and the last one for wiping the idol after bhishek.

29. Panchamrit (optional). For this, you would need a banana, honey, mishri (sugar crystals), ghee, raisins.

30. For Abhishek - Gangajal, water, honey, ghee, milk, and curd. You can perform Abhishek only if you are using a Shiva Linga or an idol of Lord Shiva.

31. Camphor for aarti.

Note: Feel free to include additional items based on your preferences and needs

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