Shiva Ratri, yemwe amadziwikanso kuti Maha Shivaratri, ndi chimodzi mwa zikondwerero zofunika kwambiri zachihindu zomwe zimachitika ku Nepal ndi madera ena a India. Chimachitikira pa usiku wa 13/tsiku la 14 la mwezi wachihindu wa Phalguna, womwe umachitika mu February. Chikondwererochi chimaperekedwa kwa Ambuye Shiva, mmodzi mwa milungu yofunika kwambiri mu Chihindu.
Mawu akuti "Ratri" amatanthauza "usiku" mu Sanskrit, pamene "Shiva" amatanthauza Ambuye Shiva. Chifukwa chake, dzina la chikondwererocho limatanthawuza "usiku wa Lord Shiva". Amakhulupirira kuti usiku uno, Ambuye Shiva adachita "Tandava", kuvina kwa cosmic komwe kumaimira chilengedwe ndi chiwonongeko cha chilengedwe.
Shiva Ratri ndi nthawi yosinkhasinkha zauzimu, kusala kudya, ndi kudzipereka. Anthu amakhamukira ku akachisi operekedwa kwa Ambuye Shiva kukapereka mapemphero, kuimba nyimbo zopembedza, ndi kuchita miyambo. Akachisi amakongoletsedwa ndi maluwa ndi magetsi, ndipo mpweya umadzaza ndi phokoso la mabelu ndi kuyimba kwa mantras.
Ku Nepal, chikondwererochi chimakondweretsedwa mwachangu komanso mwachidwi. Anthu amitundu yonse, mosasamala kanthu za magulu, chipembedzo, kapena amuna kapena akazi, amasonkhana kuti achite nawo chikondwererocho. Chikondwerero chachikulu kwambiri chikuchitika pa Kachisi wa Pashupatinath ku Kathmandu, yemwe amadziwika kuti ndi imodzi mwa malo opatulika kwambiri operekedwa kwa Ambuye Shiva. Odzipereka ambiri amasonkhana pakachisi kuti apemphere, kuchita miyambo, ndi kulowa mumtsinje wa Bagmati, womwe umadutsa m'mphepete mwa kachisi.
Miyambo ina yofunika yokhudzana ndi Shiva Ratri ndi usiku wonse, kumene odzipereka amakhala maso ndikupereka mapemphero kwa Ambuye Shiva usiku wonse. Amakhulupirira kuti kuchita zimenezi kungathandize munthu kupeza madalitso ndi kuchotsa limodzi mwa machimo awo.
Kuphatikiza pa mbali yauzimu, Shiva Ratri ndi nthawi ya zikondwerero za chikhalidwe. M’madera ena ku Nepal, magule amwambo amavina pofuna kulemekeza Ambuye Shiva. Kuvina kumodzi kotereku ndi kuvina kwa "Bhailini", komwe kumachitidwa ndi azimayi ndikuyimira kulengedwa kwa chilengedwe kudzera mu kuvina kwachilengedwe kwa Lord Shiva.
Pomaliza, Shiva Ratri ndi chikondwerero chofunikira ku Nepal chomwe chimasonkhanitsa anthu amitundu yonse kuti akondwerere mphamvu ndi ukulu wa Ambuye Shiva. Ndi nthawi yosinkhasinkha zauzimu, kudzipereka, ndi zikondwerero zachikhalidwe, ndipo ikupitirizabe kuchita mbali yofunika kwambiri pa moyo wa anthu aku Nepal.
Pashupatinath Temple:
Kachisi wa Pashupatinath Kachisi wa Chihindu womwe uli ku Kathmandu, Nepal, ndipo waperekedwa kwa Lord Pashupatinath, yemwe ndi thupi la Lord Shiva. Kachisiyu amaonedwa kuti ndi amodzi mwa malo opatulika kwambiri kwa okhulupirira Ahindu ndipo ndi amodzi mwa malo a UNESCO World Heritage ku Nepal.
Kachisiyu, womwe uli m'dera la mahekitala pafupifupi 264, uli m'mphepete mwa Mtsinje wa Bagmati ndipo uli ndi tiakachisi, akachisi ndi zipilala zingapo. Kachisi wamkulu ndi womangidwa ngati pagoda wokhala ndi denga lagolide, zitseko zinayi zasiliva, ndi zosemadwa zovuta kuzikuta makoma ake.
Kachisi wa Pashupatinath akuti adamangidwa m'zaka za zana la 5, ngakhale tsiku lenileni silikudziwika. M'mbiri yake yonse, kachisiyo adakonzedwanso kangapo ndi kuwonjezeredwa, ndi kamangidwe kameneka kamene kaliko kumapeto kwa zaka za m'ma 17.
Kachisi ndi malo akuluakulu oyendera maulendo a Ahindu, makamaka pa chikondwerero cha Shivaratri. Odzipereka ambiri amakhamukira kukachisi kukapemphera, kuchita miyambo, ndi kuviika mumtsinje wa Bagmati. Mabwalo akachisi amatumikiranso monga malo ochitirako miyambo yowotchera mitembo, ndipo akuti anthu amene amatenthedwa pano amamasulidwa ku kubadwanso kwatsopano.
Kuphatikiza pa kufunikira kwake kwachipembedzo, Kachisi wa Pashupatinath amadziwikanso ndi kamangidwe kake kodabwitsa komanso zojambulajambula zovuta. Denga la pagoda la kachisiyo, zitseko zasiliva, ndi makoma osema mogometsa, ndi umboni wa luso ndi luso la amisiri amene anapanga kachisiyo.
Kachisi wazunguliridwa ndi tiakachisi tating'onoting'ono ndi akachisi, komanso ma Ghats angapo (masitepe otsikira kumtsinje) pofuna kusamba ndi miyambo. Nyumbayi ilinso ndi malo osungiramo zinthu zakale ndi malo owonetserako zinthu zakale, zowonetsera chikhalidwe cholemera cha Nepal.
Pomaliza, Pashupatinath temple ndi umboni wa chikhalidwe ndi zauzimu za ku Nepal. Ndi malo opatulika opatulika a Ahindu ndipo amakopa anthu ambiri odzipereka chaka chilichonse, zomwe zimawapatsa mwayi wodziwa mbiri ndi miyambo ya dzikolo. Kaya ndinu wofunafuna zauzimu kapena mukungofuna kudziwa mbiri ndi kapangidwe ka kachisi, kupita ku Kachisi wa Pashupatinath ndi chinthu chosaiwalika.
