Celebrate Mahashivratri 2025: Fasting guidelines and traditions

Suruchi Sharma

Rise early in the morning and take a bath on Mahashivratri

Lord Shiva | Source: Social Media

Break your fast with sattvic food

Sattvic food | Source: Social Media

Utilize rock salt while fasting

Rock salt | Source: Social Media

Maintain abstinence during fasting

celibacy | Source: Social Media

Avoid conflicts or disputes with anyone on the day of the Mahashivratri fast

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Avoid speaking irreverently or spreading falsehoods during fasting

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Chant the name of Lord Shiva on the day of Mahashivratri.

Lord Shiva | Source: Social Media

On Shivaratri, chant the hymns in honor of Lord Shiva and listen to them yourself.

Lord Shiva 2 | Source: Social Media

End the fast the following day only during the Parana time.

Conclusion of the fast | Source: Social Media
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