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BHASM, TRIPUND and RUDRAAKSH- are the necessary things required for the

Puja(worshipping), which should be bore by person during the worship.

BHASM(Smearing Ash): Lord Shiva wears three white-lined Bhasma or

Vibhution His forehead in three horizontal stripes - TRIPUND.

RUDRAAKSHA :"Rudra"means Lord Shiva & "akasha"means Eye.

DHAURVA(auspicious grass) and TULSI

leaf:DHAURVA(auspicious grass) and TULSI leaf are also offer in

worshipping Shivaand definitely the puja with Tulsi's Manjiriis regarded

more beneficial.

SESAMUM is not used in worshipping Lord Shiva and the Champa

Flowershould never be offered.

Two Shells, two Chakrasheela, two ShivLingas, two Ganesh

Idols, two Sun Idols and three Durga Idolsshould not be worshipped

together, this invites unhappiness.

'Kartaal'shouldn't be played when the puja of Lord Shivais going on.

During Lord Shiva'scircumambulation the complete circumambulation

is not done. The drainage place, from where offered water flows down,

should not be crossed, from here the reverse circumambulation is done.

Lord Shiva'shalf time, Lord Vishnu'sfour times, Goddess Durga'sone time, Sun God'sseven times and Lord Ganesha's

three times circumambulation should be done.

For SHIVJI among the leaf and the flower

BILVAPATRA is of most vital importance.

But in the Bilvapatrathe Chakraand the Bajra

should not be there. The Chakrais a white mark

made by the insects on the BilvaPatra, while the

Bajrais the thick portion towards the stalk. Thispart should be broken. The Bilvapatrahalf eaten

up by the insects is also not considered good for

worshipping Shiva. While offering the

Bilvapatraits glossy surface must be facing the

ShivLinga. In the Bilvapatra the range of the

leaves vary from 3 to 11. The more the number

of leaflets the more beneficial it is considered but

even if one of the leaves gets detached from the

Bilvapatra of three leaves then it is of no use.

FRUIT OF AAKand the DHATURA Flower are

also main things for the puja(worship) but the

Blue Lotus flower is considered to be best. In

its absence any LOTUS FLOWERwill do as LordShivais fond of Lotus flower.

TULSIand Bilvapatraare always considered

to be pure, they does not become stale.

Tamaal, Aavlaa, Lotus flower and Agast flower- these also stay fresh for another day.
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"BHANG"(a Prasad) must definitely be offered to the Lord. It is a wrong notion that the Prasad offered to the Lord Shiva should

not be consumed by the devotees. The Prasad which has been touched only to the Shiv Linga should not be consumed.

DAMRU is one of the attributes of Shiva in his

famous dancing representation known as

Nataraja. A specific hand gesture called

D a m a r u - h a s t a . Sound or Dhwani is said to

have originated from the Damru of Lord Shiva.

It is said that every perceivable and

unperceivable object in the Universe has a

corresponding sound.

Serpents: Shiva is often shown garlanded

with a snake.

TRISHUL(Trident): Shiva's particular

weapon is TRISHUL.

Shiva Linga is the holy symbol of Lord

Shivathat is considered sacred by the devotees

of Lord Shiva. The word, 'Lingum' in Sanskrit

means, 'symbol'. Shiva Lingum, therefore

means symbol of Lord Shiva and is therefore

considered most sacred by Shaivaites.

Crescent moon:Shivabears on his head the

crescent moon.

Ganga: Ganga(river Ganges) is associated with Hindu mythology and is the most sacred river of Hindus. Ganga,

symbolically represented on the head of the Lord by a female(Mother Ganga) with a jet of water emanating from her mouth and

falling on the ground, signifies that the Lord destroys sin, removes ignorance, and bestows knowledge, purity and peace on the

devotees.

Nandi:Nandi, is the name of the bull that serves as Shiva's mount(vahana).

Blue throat:The epithet Nilakantha refers to a story in which Shiva drank the poison churned up from the world ocean.

Halahala, the colour of poison was blue.

Tiger skin:Shivais often shown seated upon a tiger skin.

Kundalas(two ear rings): Two Kundalas, Alakshya(meaning "which cannot be shown by any sign") and

Niranjan(meaning "which cannot be seen by mortal eyes") in the ears of the Lord signify that He is beyond ordinary

perception. Since the kundalain the left ear of the Lord is of the type used by women and the one in His right ear is of the type

used by men, these Kundalas also symbolize the Shiva and Shakti(male and female) principle of creation.

Kamandalu:a water pot(Kamandalu) made from a dry pumpkin contains nectar and is shown on the ground next to Shiva. The

process of making Kamandalu has deep spiritual significance

SHIVA likes BILVAPATRA.

VISHNU likes TULSI.

GANESHA like DHURVA.

LAXMI likes LOTUS.

DURGA like RED FLOWER(hibiscus).

The face of leaflet-flower-fruit should be

facing downwards while offering to GOD. But

BILVAPATRA should be offered reversed and

only after removing its stake.

Except during Shivratri, "KUMKUM" is not

offered to SHIVA.

Plucking of Tulsi from plant should not be

done on the eve of Sankranti, Dwadashi

Amavashya, Purnima, Sunday and during

evening hours.

The Tulsi's leaf remains intact and well

preserved till eleven nights.

Tulsiis offered to Ganeshaonly on the day of 'Bhadra Shukla Chaturthi'.


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DIPAKshould not be lightened with another Dipak(lamp).

Kund to SHIVA, Dhatura to Vishnu, Aank to Goddess and Tagar flower to Madar and Surya (Sun God) should never be offered.

From the front portion of KUSHA never sprinkle water on GODS.

The one who is performing the ritual (Puja) should bare TILAK on forehead.

The Jalhari of SHIVA LINGA should always face north.

The smaller the idol of Shaligram the more it is Beneficial.

Aarti should be done in following way:- The Foot of God - 4 times, Naval - 2 times, face - either 1 time or 3 times, after doing

this the Aarti should be done collectivelyof all parts - 7 times.

In regulation Aachman (washing of hands after ritual) should be done thrice.

By this TRIDEV (Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesh) will become happy. If

we are touching our right ear then it is also equivalent to

Aachman.

If we are not getting new leaves of Bilva Patra, the ones

which are already offered to, God may be reused after

washing the same.

Rice to Vishnu, Tulsi to Ganesha and Bilvapatra to Durga as

well as Sun God should not be offered.

Kumhara-Water melon- Coconut should not be broken or

cut by a knife by Ladies, its not regarded good.

In every religious work the wife must sit right to husband.

Milk, curd or Panchamrit should never be poured in utensil

made of Bronze, as this is equal to wine.

Rakhi should be tied on the left hand of the Females.

On Saturdays JAL (water) should be offered to PIPAL tree

and circumambulation should be done but the latter should not

be done on Sundays.

While doing Yagya or Shradh, only Black Tils (sesamum)

should be used and not white ones.

Never do Pranam with one hand only.

Any Donation work, charity work should be done or alms should be given only by right hand.

While doing pranam(seeking blessings) to elders, touch there right foot by your right hand and there left foot by your left hand.

Never touch the feet of a person who is sleeping.

Shaving shouldn't be done on Ekadashi, Aamavasya, Krishna Chaturdashi, Purnima Fast, and on the day of Shradh.

Hand should be there on the head or it should be covered by any cloth while somebody is puts Tilak on you.

The Lotus flower does not pass away till f ive nights.

Rice should be offered to GODS after washing it thrice and to ancestors after washing them once.

Fingers should not be put in water, milk and ghee etc, because the touching of nails makes these things inauspicious.

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