Pradosha

The auspicious three-hour period 1.5 hours before and after sunset is considered as the most suited and optimal time for worship of Shiva on this day.

[2] A devotee should wear rudraksha, Vibhuti and worship Shiva by abhisheka, sandal paste, bael leaves, fragrance, deepa and naivedya (food offerings).

[4][5] The devas (celestial deities) approached Shiva in the most propitious moments of pradosha to get relief from the asuras - Danavas and Daityas.

The festival idol of Shiva with his consort Parvati in a seated pose on Nandi is taken as a procession in the temple complex.

[11] The importance of Shani Pradosha is closely associated with Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain, a town in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

He was shocked to hear this, and upon the urgent pleas of his sons, he started to pray Shiva inside the river Kshipra.

[12] With the help of the powerful demon Dushan, who was blessed by Brahma to be invisible, they plundered the city and attacked all the devotees of Shiva.

Upon hearing the pleas of his helpless devotees, Shiva appeared in his Mahakala (form of light) and destroyed the enemies of king Chandrasena.