What to chant on Shivarathri?

Shivarathri

Sree Bavaya Namaha:

Sree Sarvaya Namaha:

Sree Rudraya Namaha:

Sree Pasupathaye Namaha:

Sree Ukraya Namaha:

Sree Magadevaya Namaha:

Sree Beemaya Namaha:

Sree Eesanaya Namaha:

Chanting these 8 mantra of Lord shiva on shivarathri all day long is  very auspicious and it brings all sorts of prosperty and fortune to life.

Temple for Duryodhana

Front view of Duryodhana Temple in Jakhol village

Duryodhana is the eldest son of the blind king Dhritarashtra by Queen Gandhari, the eldest of the one hundred Kaurava brothers. Duryodhana's body is said to be made out of lightning, and he is extremely strong, second only to Bhima. He is revered by his younger brothers, especially Dushasana. Learning martial skills from his gurus, Kripa and Drona, he proved to be extremely skilled with the mace. He then went to specialize in mace fighting under Balarama and went on to become his favourite pupil. With the mace he was equal to the much stronger Bhima.

The Duryodhana Temple is located in Jakhol Village in the Tons Valley in Uttarkashi District. The temple is dedicated to the Kauravas and is believed to have been constructed by the local people of Saur Village.

Mori’s local inhabitants claims or believed themselves as the ascendants of the Pandavas and Kauravas. They worship the Kauravas as the God. The Duryodhana temple, the temple for the eldest Kaurava, in Jakhol near Mori was constructed by the local folks. The main deity is Duryodhana. This is the biggest temple in the state dedicated to Duryodhana.

It is believed that the local people wept so much at the defeat of the Kauravas and the death of Duryodhana at the battle of Kurukshetra  - Mahabharatha, that their tears became a river named Tamas (literally meaning sorrow). Tamas is also known as Tons. This river water is not being used for drinking, since according to the local belief, still the tear flows. Duryodhan Temple is 13 km from Sankri. Duryodhana is worshipped in the upper valleys of the rivers Tons, Yamuna, Bhagirathi, Balganga and Bhilganga. This is the biggest temple dedicated to Duryodhana in Uttaranchal and other Duryodhana temples can be seen at Osla, Gangar and Datmir.

There is a temple for Duryodhana in south India also at Malanada Temple in Kerala's Kollam district, Duryodhana is worshipped as the main deity. It is the only temple in South India, where a Kaurava is considered a demi-god.

Deiveekam

1. Lighting ghee lamp on Pankuni Uthirm for Lord Muruga wipes out one's miseries and fulfills all the desires.
2. When you visit the temple, no need to make namaskaram on all the shrines within it. Do namaskaram only near the Dwajasthambam facing the main deity from your left as thats the one accepted custom.
3. Doing 108 adipradatchanam(going around the diety in feet by feet) around Lord Ganapathy on Chathurthi that falls on Monday along with Pournami(poonam) is very auspicious and fulfills our desire very soon.
4. What is Duvajaprasadam? This is the prasad offered to dieties in duvajasthambam on the start of utshava in the temple.
5. Buying salt on diwali is auspicious as it is said that Goddess Lakshmi resides in salt
6. In susheendhram temple,Tamilnadu Ganapathi can be seen sitting on two mounts(mouse) and is blue in colour.
7. Reciting 108 namas of God ten times constitutes a sahasranaama (glorifying the Lord a thousand times). Reciting three times would constitute a trisathi (glorifying the Lord three hundred times).
8. Paying respect to Lord Muruga by chanting 'Om Saravana Bava' and visiting Muruga temple on pradma of Amavasya is very auspicious. It is equivalent to visiting all dieties temple at the same time.
9. Kaal Bairav is considered to be the last incarnation of Lord shiva. So in all Shiva temples Kaal Bairav is given the last Aarti.
10. Shirdi Sai Baba is believed to be born on Vijaya Dasami - the ninth day of Navrathri and is celebrated throughout the world as Puniyathithi by Sai devotees. On this day chanting Shirdi Sai Sahasranama is considered to be very auspicious.