HOW TO DO LORD SHIVA PUJA

!!!!!!!!!!........HOW TO DO LORD SHIVA PUJA.............. !!!!!!!!!!!!

1 ) To Please and Make Happy Lord Shiva .We should Follow Different Rules.Here are Some Basic Rules which we should do daily.
2) SHIVA Abhishekam is usually performed to a Lingam representing his manifestation as a creator of good (by destroying evil).
Some of the common items used for Shiva Abhisheka are
1. Milk 2. Curd 3. Ghee (Clarified butter) made from cow milk only
4. Honey 5. Sugarcane in ( Solid from / Liquid form )
6. Panchamruta (Consisting of Panch items: Milk, Curd, Ghee (clarified butter), Honey, Sugarcane Juice)
7. Coconut water, Ganga Water, Bagmati river , Rose Water,
Itr ( Perfume)
8. Sandalwood Paste, Vibhuti (holy ash), Haldi
9. Rice ( Aakshat ) ,
10. Flowers
AAKAMDA Flowers, DHATURA Flowers, BLUE LOTUS(or Pink Lotus/White Lotus)Flowers are auspicious.
11. Bael leaves
(NOTE ::: While selecting BAEL leaves make sure the Chakra and the Bajra should not be there. The Chakra is a white mark made by the insects on the BAEL leaves, while the Bajra is the thick portion towards the stalk.The BAEL leaves used in pooja should be of 3 leaflets even if one of the leaves gets detached of three leaves then it is of no use)
12 .Clothes
13.We should offers Diya(light), Incenses(Dhup),Flowers(ful),Kapoor ,Suitable any fruits or Sweet like banana,Laddo,मीठा etc.
14.We can read any shiva stotra,Mantra .We can do what is suitable to us.
The Some important mantra which we must recite while when we do worship lord shiva and offers Incenses(dhup) to lord shiva are mention below.

A – “Om nama shivaya
B – mahamirtunjaya mantra (महामिर्तुन्जय मन्त्र) -
In Hindu Sanskrit
ॐ त्र्यम्बकम् यजामहे सुगन्धिम् पुष्टिवर्धनम् // उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात् ।।

In English – “
Om Trayambakam YajamaheSugan dhim Pusti Bardhanam
Urbarukmiwa Bandhanan Mrityor Muchiiya Marmitat”

.......................Important points to Remember ....................
A ) Milk, curd or Panchamrit should never be poured in utensil made of Bronze, as this is equal to wine
B ) Fingers should not be put in water, milk and ghee etc, because the touching of nails makes these things inauspicious.

........................Favourite of Lord Shiva..............................
A ) Bel patra leaves(bel leaves), Rudraksha leaves,Syoula leaves, Thumba Poo flower,Dhatoora flower and leaves,Pookalam flowers.
B ) Favourite Seeds of Lord shiva is Rudraksha seeds. Rudraksha seeds is used for making mala to recite Shiva mantra,stotra,jap,dhyan etc
C) Favourite day of Lord shiva is Monday.
D) Whole shravan month and every shravan monday,Teej festival,every purnima, Mahashivaratri etc..