Mahashivratri: Avoid This Forbidden Flower in Shiva Worship or Face Disaster!

• Mahashivratri, celebrated on the Chaturdashi Tithi of Krishna Paksha in Phalgun month, is crucial for Shiva worship.
• Lord Shiva is compassionate, pleased even by a pot of water, but specific flowers are forbidden in his worship.
• According to Shiva Purana, Brahma and Vishnu disputed superiority, leading to Shiva manifesting an infinite Shivling.
• Brahma lied about finding the Shivling's end, using a Ketaki flower as false witness.
• Enraged, Lord Shiva cursed the Ketaki flower, forbidding its use in any of his worship rituals.