"Baking Bliss: From Oven to Table"

  Maha Shivaratri is an annual Hindu celebration held in February and March to commemorate Shiva's marriage to Parvati and his celestial dance, Tandava. It began in the fifth century BCE and involves remembering Shiva, singing prayers, fasting, and pondering on ethics. Ardent devotees stay awake, visit Shiva temples, and embark on pilgrimages. In Kashmir Shaivism, the festival is known as Har-ratri, Haerath, or Herath.     The fourteenth day of every lunar month or the day before the new moon is known as Shivratri. Among all the twelve Shivratri  that occur in a calendar year,    Mahashivratri, the one that occurs in February-March is of the most spiritual significance. On this night, the northern hemisphere of the planet is positioned in such a way that there is a natural upsurge of energy in a human being. This is a day when nature is pushing one towards one’s spiritual peak. It is to make use of this, that in this tradition, we established a...