“Mahashivratri is an opportunity and a possibility to bring yourself to that experience of the vast emptiness within every human being, which is the source of all creation,” says Sadhguru. 

Devoid of ritualism, agnostic to faith and devoted to leveraging a celestial phenomenon, it attracts thousands of global visitors. 

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“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 certain festival which is nightlong. To allow this natural upsurge of energies to find their way, one of the fundamentals of this nightlong festival is to ensure that you remain awake with your spine vertical throughout the night.”

One of the highlights of Isha’s Mahashivratri celebrations is the Midnight Meditation with Sadhguru. Millions of people – in person and virtually – have experienced the energy of this powerful process. Sadhguru will consecrate Rudraksha beads, through a special process on the night of Mahashivratri, which will be distributed to more than a million seekers across the world. 

The celebrations are a unique and eclectic mix of art, culture, spirituality and an uninhibited celebration of life.