Shivaratri at Shree Rameshwar temple

Maha Shivaratri is an annual Hindu festival commemorating the god Shiva. The name also alludes to the night when Shiva performs the divine dance known as Tandava. 

On the day before the new moon in each month of the luni-solar Hindu calendar, there is a Shivaratri, or "night of Shiva." But once a year, this night is referred to as "Maha Shivaratri" or "the Great Night of Shiva" and occurs in late winter or early spring (February or March). 

According to the South Indian Hindu calendar, this day is in the month of Magha. 13th day- Trayodasi of māgha māsa (amānta)  Krishna Paksha. Parane on 14th day- Chaturdasi of Magha masa.

                

It is a significant Hindu festival, and this festival is solemn and commemorates "overcoming darkness and ignorance" in life and the world. It is observed by remembering Shiva and chanting prayers, fasting, and meditating on ethics and virtues such as honesty, charity, forgiveness, and Shiva's discovery. Dedicated devotees stay awake all night. They call it as "Jagarani", Others go on pilgrimage to Jyotirlingas or to Shiva temples. 

Shree Uma-Rameshwara Temple is situated in Killa Galli of Bilgi. Lot of people call it as Eshwar temple also. It's known place to all the people of Bilgi. Mahashivaratri is celebrated here with lot of devotion.

            

Same rituals celebrated in Rameshwar Temple of Bilgi. The celebration starts on the Shivaratri day that's on Trayodasi of Magha maas.  Prayers and Pooja starts on the early morning of the Shivarati.  Main archaka's of the Rameshwar Temple, Shree Shankaracharya Dixit and Vinod Dixit perform the Yam Poojas , Panchamruta abhisheka and Alankar to Shree Rameshwar.

Lot of volunteers- Yuvaka mandali of Bilgi make sandal paste to put on the Shivalingam of Rameshwar. 

                                

Panchamruta Abhisheka to Shree Rameshwar happens:

After Abhisheka and Rudra chamaka chanting starts: 

After Abhisheka and Rudra chamaka chanting, they put alankara to Shree Rameshwar. 

    

                    

On this whole day,  all do fasting and do jagaran- i.e no sleep on that shivaratri night. They all pray to Rameshwara and sing the songs of lord shiva whole night. They chant Rudra, and do abhisheka in the night too.

Next day, they do the Pooja and naividya to Lord shiva. On this day also they do alankara to Rameshwar before the naivedya. All the people have the lunch with lot of sweets etc at Shree Rameshwar temple.

 

Butti Pooje to Shree Rameshwar: