The ritualistic worship of Shiva can't be commenced without the application of Bhasma. Bhasma or vibhooti is the sacred ash from the sacrificial fire or yajna, where special wood, ghee, herbs, grains and other auspicious and purifying items are offered in worship along with mantras. Bhasma is specially associated with Lord Shiva, who applies it all over His body. It is Shivas favourite and that's why He is often called Vibhuti Bhushan (the one having ash as his ornament). Shiva devotees apply bhasma as a tripundra. Ash is what remains when all the wood is burnt away and it does not decay. Similarly, the Lord is imperishable Truth that remains when the entire creation of innumerable names and forms is dissolved by him.
Bhasma destroys sins, and that it connects us with the divine. It is called ‘bhasma’ as it has the power to consume all evils. "Bha” implies Bhartsana, to destroy, and “sma” implies smaranam, to remember. The application of Bhasma therefore signifies destruction of the evil and remembrance of the divine. Bhasma is called Vibhuti (glory) as it gives glory to one who applies it and raksha, as it protects the wearer from ill health and evil, by purifying him. When applied to the forehead before sleep, it is said to keep away spirits or ghosts, whether external or those which manifest from the depths of the mind in the form of nightmares.
The ash we apply indicates that we should burn false identification with body and become free of the limitations of birth and death. It also reminds us that the body is perishable and shall one day be reduced to ashes. Ash is undecaying and stays in a form that cannot change. Thus it is a symbol of pure constant, beyond time and change. This is not to be misconstrued as a morose reminder of death, but as a powerful pointer towards the fact that time and tide are under the dominion of lord who is eternal. Formless, yet, ever present.! 
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