Next Sundaynight februari 26. will be a good night for meditation. All over India, on the moonless night, the Maha Shivratri is celebrated. This is the night when Shiva is said to have performed the Tandava or the dance of primordial creation, preservation and destruction.

Devotees of Shiva fast during the day and maintain a long vigil during the night. In temples all across the country, bells ring, sacred texts are chanted and traditional offerings of leaves and milk are made to the Shiva lingam, the phallic symbol of the god.