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Mahasivaratri

Mahanyasa Purvaka Rudrabhishekam

Sunday evening, February 26, 2006 through Monday morning



led by Venkatachalapathi Sarmagaru on the night of Mahasivatri



The program was
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Veda Parayana including chanting of the
Ashvamedha Prashna from the Taittiriya Brahmana

10:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Mahanyasa Parayanam

11:30 PM to 3:00 AM
Pancamrta Rudrabhishekam with Ekadasha Rudra Parayanam;
the first of the eleven recitations of the Rudram was
Lingodbhavakalam (at midnight) and was chanted in the
special format of Pranava Sahita Rudra Pada Patha Japa Abhishekam
(recitation of "Om" prior to each "pada" of the Rudram).