Pradosh Vrat 2021: Know the significance, puja vidhi, shubh mahurat, and timing.

According to the Panchang, 24th May is the date of the Trayodashi of Shukla Paksha of Vaishakh month on Monday i.e, this time Pradosh Vrat is falling on Monday so it is called as Som Pradosh Vrat and it has special significance.Trayodashi Tithi comes twice a month. Pradosh fast is observed on this day. Particularly Lord Shiva is worshiped on this day. Devotees of Shiva wait for Pradosh Vrat because their wishes are meant to be heard soon after worshiping Lord Shiva.
 

 
As per the religious beliefs, all the sufferings and sins of the person are erased, by observing Pradosha. Lord Shiva is also blessed, along with completing your wishes. As per the folk beliefs, a person gets a son. by observing Shani Pradosh. So, particularly people keep Shani Pradosh vrat in hope of children.

As the meaning of Pradosh is related to evening, the puja is done during evening twilight, i.e, sandhyakaal.
Many of the devotees fast for 24 hours, they do not eat anything and don’t even sleep during that hours. They break their fast after taking prasad in the evening.
Some people do not fast, they only prey by taking an early bath in the morning of Pradosh, in the evening time of twilight they offer naivedya and lit a deepak in front of idols. 

For Abhishek, Devotees visit Shiva temples.
Idols of Lord Shiva. Maa Parvati, Lord Ganesha, Kartikey, and Nandi are made up of clay. Along with chanting 'Om Namah Shivaya.'Abhishek of Shivling is done by bathing it with many things like as ghee, milk, honey, curd, sugar, bhang, gangajal, itra etc

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Mahamrityunjay mantra, Shiv Chalisa, and other mantras are chanted.
Devotees strongly believe that Mother Parvati and Lord Shiva are pleased by worshiping on the day of Pradosh, they generously bless them with satisfaction, health, wealth, and good fortune.

Pradosh fast depends upon the sunset therefore it varies from city to city. However, the estimated timings are:

Date: May 24, 2021
Sunrise: May 24, 05:46 am
Sunset: May 24, 07:01 pm
Trayodashi starts: May 24, 03:39 am
Trayodashi ends: May 25, 12:11 am
Pradosh kaal: May 24, 07:01pm-09:10pm

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