How is Lord Shiva usually worshiped ?
The Lingam is a symbol for the worship of the Hindu deity Shiva. The use of this symbol for worship is an ancient tradition in India extending back at least to the early Indus Valley civilization. The origins of the worship of the Shiva-Linga are unknown. Some associate them with the famous hymn in the Atharva-Veda Samhitâ sung in praise of the Yupa-Stambha, the sacrificial post. In that hymn a description is found of the beginningless and endless Stambha or Skambha and it is shown that the said Skambha is put in place of the eternal Brahman. As afterwards the Yajna (sacrificial) fire, its smoke, ashes and flames, the Soma plant and the ox that used to carry on its back the wood for the Vedic sacrifice gave place to the conceptions of the brightness of Shiva’s body, his tawny matted-hair, his blue throat and the riding on the bull of the Shiva. The Yupa-Skambha gave place in time to the Shiva-Linga. In the Linga Purâna the same hymn is expanded in the shape of stories, meant to establi
You can worship Lord Shiva either at home or at temples. At the home you can have the statue or photos. Worship with pure devotion. Camphor or oil lamp should be lighted. Shiva Mantra is this Guru Mantra Gurur Bramha Gurur Vishnu Gurur Devo Maheswaraha Guru Shakshath Para Bramha Thasmaisri Gurave Namaha Gurave Sarvalokanam Bhishaje Bhavaroginam Nithye Sarvadhiyanaam Dhakshina Moorthaye Namahah! The day called Prathosam is suitable for worshipping Lord Shiva in every month. Calendar available at http://lordshivaa.blogspot.com/2008/08/lordshiva.html Vow of Worship of Lord Shiva for Sixteen Mondays This is the story of the worship to be performed on sixteen consecutive Mondays. One day Bhagawan Bhutanath, Lord Shiva, as the Lord of all Beings, went to tour the sansar (the world of objects and relationships) along with his beloved wife Parvati. They were traveling, seeing many different lands, when they came
