On this night (Mahashivaratri), the northern hemisphere of the planet is positioned in such a way that there is a natural upsurge of energy in a human being. This is a day when nature is pushing one towards one’s spiritual peak. It is to make use of this, that in this tradition, we establish a certain festival which is night-long. One of the fundamentals of this night-long festival is to ensure that to allow this natural upsurge of energies to find their way you remain with your spine vertical. You stay awake.
After many millennia in meditation, one day he (Shiva) became absolutely still. That day is Mahashivarathri. All movement in him stopped and he became utterly still, so ascetics see Mahashivarathri as the night of stillness.
By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/spirituality/The-Time-of-Shiva/2015/02/14/article2665859.eceStalin has painstakingly prepared numerous posters announcing the prayers or pujas conducted at Agathiyar Vanam Malaysia. I would like to place on record my heartfelt thanks to him for taking much time in composing, editing and posting these posters.
Bala Chandran too has digitally composed many posters. My thanks to Bala too.
