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Mahashivratri: The Cosmic Dance of Transformation
Dr.Vijayalakshmi Aluri, Winner of World Bank’s Projects competition, Author, Health Educator, Social worker and Gynecologist, Sri Sri Holistic Multi specialty Hospitals, Hyderabad.
Mahashivratri- inner transformation
The night was dark, yet the air was alive with a mystical energy. In a quiet village at the foothills of the Himalayas, young Aryan sat by the banks of the Ganges, watching the shimmering reflection of the moon.
He had heard stories of Mahashivratri from his grandmother, tales of devotion, penance, and the cosmic dance of Lord Shiva. But tonight, as the sacred festival approached, Aryan longed to understand its deeper meaning.
His grandmother, sensing his restlessness, sat beside him. “Mahashivratri is not just about staying awake and fasting, my child. It is about inner transformation,” she said gently.
“It is the night when Shiva performs the Tandava — the dance of creation, preservation, and destruction. Just as Lord Shiva dissolves the old to make way for the new, we must learn to shed our ignorance and fears to embrace our higher self.”
Her words lingered in Aryan’s heart as he joined the villagers in preparing for the grand night. As the temple bells echoed through the valley, he saw people…