Lord Nandi is occupying a very vital place in front of Lord Shiva.

Praying to Shiva, Shakti and Nandi on any day is

wonderful, but praying to them on Soma Pradosham with sincerity in your heart destroys your negative karma
and helps you to control your mind and in turn remove your anxiety.

Abisheka name, birth star
: Receive blessings from lord shiva

Panchamrutham
: Gives wealth

Ghee
: Gives moksha state

Milk
: Gives long life

Curd
: Gives good children

Honey
:Melodious voice

Rice powder
: Frees from debts

Sugar cane juice
: Gives good health and removes enmity

Lime juice
:Removes fear of death

Tender coconut juice
: Gives enjoyment and full satisfaction in life

Coocked rice (annam)
: Gives majestic life

Sandal paste
:Gives lakshmi's grace

Sugar
: Removes enmity
Pradosham is a significant day to worship Lord Siva and his consort Goddess Parvathi. Pradosham literally means
the removal of sins. These times are the windows of opportunity to remove karma or karmic energies that limit
our potential in this current life. Pradosham, which is the thirteenth phase of the dark or bright moon, is the time
designated for Lord Shiva to remove the bad karma of people. It falls on the the 13th day(Trayodasi) of
lunar(moon)cycle and hence falls two times in a month, once in the waxing period (New Moon Day- Amavasaya)
and once in the waning(full Moon Day- Pournami) period.
It is believed worshiping one Pradhosham equals going to temple for 15 days, worshipping 11 pradosham equals
seeing one Kumbhabhishekam. No rebirth for those worshiping 120 pradhosham, therefore, i feel it is worth for a
person who believe in Hinduism to observe pradosham pooja to gain fruitful benefits.
Five Type of Pradoshams:

Nithya Pradosham: To be precise Pradosham is the specific time period of 48 minutes (24 minutes before sunset
and 24 minutes after sun set) that occurs every day (Nithya Pradosham).
Monthly (Masam) Pradosham: Pradosham occurring on 'Thiriyodasi tithi' (thirteenth lunar (moon) day after new
moon (Amavasya) day.
Paksha Pradosham: - - 0430-0600 PM - Pradosham occurring on 'Thiriyodasi tithi' (thirteenth lunar (moon) day
after full moon (Pournami) day.
Sani Pradosham (also called as Maha Pradosham: Pradosham occurring on 'Thiriyodasi tithi' (thirteenth lunar
(moon) on Saturday is termed as Maha Pradosham or Sani Pradosham. According to Puranas Pradosham event
occurred only on Saturday.
Pralaya Pradosham (Day of Deluge): It is considered as the day of deluge. All souls in this universe will be uniting
with Lord Shiva.

t is believed that each day of the week has different benefits during Pradhosham:

Sunday: Subha mangalam

Monday: Good thinking

Tuesday: Removal of poverty

Wednesday: Blessing of child, Knowledge and education

Thursday: Divine blessings through the Pithrus, all dangers will be eliminated

Friday: Nullifying Opposition

Saturday: Promotion, get back the lost wealth
t is auspicious to have a darshan of Lord Shiva through the Horns of the Divine Bull on Pradosham days. Recite
only Shiva mantra in Nandi's ears (many people recite their woes and prayer requests to Nandi. Shastras indicate
reciting Shiva mantra in Nandi's right ears is the right practice. According to Puranas, Nandi's left ear is deaf. You
can then pray for other requests standing at a respectable distance from the Nandi and not straight into His ears,
that are so Holy and which deserve the respect of being adorned by Shiva mantras and not to be sullied by our
mundane requests that are endless and many times - undeserved!)