Mahashivaratri Festival or the ‘The Night of Shiva’ is celebrated with devotion and religious fervor in honor of Lord Shiva, one of the deities of Hindu Trinity. Shivaratri falls on the moonless 14th night of the new moon in the Hindu month of Phalgun, which corresponds to the month of March- March in English Calendar. Celebrating the festival of Shivaratri devotees observe day and night fast and perform ritual worship of Shiva Lingam to appease Lord Shiva.

In the Shivratri festival, devotees wake up early and take a ritual bath, preferably in river Ganga. After wearing fresh new clothes devotees visit the Shri Shirdi Sai Sharnam Dham Shiva temple to give a ritual bath to the Shiva Lingum with milk, honey, water, etc.

On Shivaratri, worship of Lord Shiva continues all through the day and night. Every three hours priests perform ritual pooja of Shiva lingam by bathing it with milk, yogurt, honey, ghee, sugar, and water amidst the chanting of Om Namah Shivaya’ and ringing of temple bells. Nightlong vigil or Jagran is also observed in Shiva temples where a large number of devotees spend the night singing hymns and devotional songs in praise of Lord Shiva. It is only on the following morning that devotee breaks their fast by partaking prasad offered to the temple premises.

Saimandir Bisalpur can do the Mahashivaratri celebration every year since 2014. The last year 2018 Janmashtami celebration held with a huge number of devotees.