Most Hindu festivals are noted for their mirth and color but Shivratri is a night dedicated to prayers and contemplation. Of course, when Lord Shiva is worshipped there is joy all around but it is not just joy but bliss that is achieved through Brahman realization – When Lord Shiva is seen in all animate and inanimate.

When we realize that Shiva’s Tandava creates each cell and it is his Tandava that is responsible for the transformation of each cell – we attain Moksha