Happy Maha Shivaratri Divine Souls ~ Love, Light , Peace and Many Blessings to all 
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According to Hindu culture, it is advised to not keep a ‘Shivalingam’ in a place where it is not regularly worshipped with proper rituals. As showing disrespect to Shiva may anger the lord. Lord Shiva is very innocent and may get pleased in no time. But, his anger too is well-renowned. Shiva believes in living off a simple life with bare necessities, and the things which he cherishes the most are Dhatura fruit, Bel leaves, bhang, ice-cold milk, sandalwood paste, and bhasma. Worshipping Lord Shiva with these appeases him.
However, as per Shiva Maha Purana, a devout devotee must never worship Shivalingam with the following offerings.
Ketaki flowers ~~ One day, Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma ensued in a battled to prove their supremacy among the ‘Divine Trinity’, and just when they were about to use the deadly weapons against each other, Lord Shiva appeared in the form of Jyotirlinga. He ordered them to find the origin and end of him. Lord Vishnu headed for the end, but failed to find it, and while Lord Brahma was going up he asked the flower of Ketaki to lie along with him. Upon their respective returns, Lord Vishnu accepted his defeat; Lord Brahma lied that he found the origin and Ketaki flower sided him. Angered by their lie, Lord Shiva cut of one of Lord Brahma’s head and diminished him from ever being worshipped as a Lord. He then turned to Ketaki flower and cursed it to never be used in worshipping his symbol, Shivlinga.
Tulsi ~~ According to legends in Shiva Maha Purana , an Asura named Jalandhar was killed and burned to ashes by Lord Shiva. Jalandhar was blessed with a boon (that depended on his wife’s chastity) to remain undefeated by gods. So, Lord Vishnu had to breach Jalandhar’s wife Tulsi’s chastity. Upset over her husband’s death and angered by this betrayal, Tulsi banished Lord Shiva from being worshipped by her divine leaves.
On Namah Shivaya!
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