Maha Shivaratri is an annual Hindu festival in India which celebrates reverence of the God Shiva. Locally, it was celebrated at the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in Lanham, Maryland.

The day of the festival is believed to be the day that Shiva was married to the Goddess Parvati. The Maha Shivaratri festival marks the convergence of Shiva and Shakti. Maha Shivaratri is celebrated on the Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi of Bikram Sambat Calendar on the month of Falgun as per Amavasya-ant month calculation. As per Poornima-ant month calculation, the day is Krishna Paksha Trayodashi or Chaturdashi of Bikram Sambat calendar month Falgun which falls in February or March as per the English Gregorian calendar. Of the twelve Shivaratris in the year, the Maha Shivarathri is the most holy.

Sources: Wikipedia

Several Classical Indian dance schools and/or individuals participated in the festival. They are:

Abinaya Tharangini
Aparna Ramaswamy – Healing Traditions
Balaganamrutham Music School
Fairfax Classical Dancers
Jayamangala
Kalarani Natya Salai
Kasi Aysola
Konark Dance School
Kuchipudi Dance Academy
Kuchipudi Kalanidhi
Lasya Dance Academy…
Madhavi Reddi
Manisha Vepa
Natananjali School of Dance
Nataraj School of Dance
Natyarchita
Natyabhoomi School of Dance
Nrityalaya School of Odissi
Nithya Geethanjali
Nrityaniketan
Nrityanjali Dance Company
Nrithya Samarpanam School of Dance
Nrithyashala School of Dance
Nrithyodaya
Nupura Naadam
Pushkara Nrityalayam
Rashi Narain and Group
Salangai Arts Inc.
Sangeetha Menon
Shrishti School of Dance
Sirisha Lanka
Thapasya School of Dance
The Spilling Ink Project
Vidya Sankaranarayanan