On Maha Shivratri, a town in West Bengal prays for peace in Ukraine
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Residents of a small town in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district offered prayers for peace in Ukraine on Maha Shivratri.
On Maha Shivratri, residents of Badu, a small town in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, prayed at an over 100-year-old Kali Temple for peace in Ukraine.
Speaking to India Today, Sankha Chatterjee, who is a fourth generation priest of Kalyan Mandir, stated that a special yagna was being conducted on Maha Shivaratri for peace in Ukraine following Russian invasion of the nation.
"Shiv is known as Mahamrityunjay. The crisis, whose footage we have been seen, shows how people are being affected due to shelling (in Ukraine)," said Chatterjee.
Women of the town arrived in the morning to participate in the rituals. Chatterjee stated that as it was one of the four major nights or ratris as per the Hindu Lunar calendar, it was of prime importance.
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"Sanatan Satya speaks of peace hence we will do a mahayagya on Shiv Ratri. Brahma said that there are four maha ratris as her Hindu calender. Moh Ratri, Kaal Ratri, Darun Ratri are the 3.Maha Shiv Ratri is one of these four days," Chatterjee explained.
He went on to state that as per religious scriptures, it is believed that if one prays whole heartedly on the night of Maha Shivratri, then Lord Shiva and Maa Shakti blesses them.
