Shiva Rituals

Rituals in this group (30)

• Shiva Puja Panditji booking optional Shiva

  Standard worship of Lord Shiva with bilva leaves, water and mantra.
• Rudrabhishek Book a Panditji Shiva (Rudra form)

  Ritual bathing of the Shiva Linga with recitation of the Rudram-Chamakam.
• Ekadash Rudrabhishek Book a Panditji Shiva

  Rudrabhishek performed eleven times consecutively (11 Rudri).
• Laghu Rudra Book a Panditji Shiva

  121 recitations of the Rudram performed as a unit (one Laghu Rudra = 11 Rudri).
• Maha Rudra Book a Panditji Shiva

  Eleven Laghu Rudras performed together (1331 recitations); large scale.
• Ati Rudra Book a Panditji Shiva

  Eleven Maha Rudras performed together; the most elaborate Rudra yajna, extremely rare.
• Mahamrityunjaya Homam Book a Panditji Shiva (Mrityunjaya form)

  Fire ritual centred on the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra for health and life extension.
• Mahamrityunjaya Jaap Panditji booking optional Shiva

  Repetitive recitation of the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra, often 108 or 1008 times.
• Panchamrit Abhishekam Panditji booking optional Shiva

  Bathing of the deity with five sacred substances: milk, curd, ghee, honey, sugar.
• Bilva Archana Panditji booking optional Shiva

  Ritual offering of 108 or 1008 bilva (bael) leaves to the Shiva Linga.
• Pradosh Puja Book a Panditji Shiva

  Twilight worship performed on the 13th lunar day (trayodashi).
• Somvar Vrat Puja Panditji booking optional Shiva

  Weekly Monday fasting and worship dedicated to Lord Shiva.
• Shivaratri Puja Book a Panditji Shiva

  Night-long worship with four-yaama abhishekam commemorating Shiva's cosmic dance/wedding.
• Lingodbhava Puja Book a Panditji Shiva (Lingodbhava form)

  Worship commemorating Shiva's manifestation as an infinite pillar of light.
• Jyotirlinga Puja Book a Panditji Shiva (Jyotirlinga forms)

  Worship performed at or invoking the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva.
• Ardhanarishwara Puja Book a Panditji Shiva-Shakti combined form

  Worship of the composite Shiva-Parvati form representing cosmic unity.
• Kalabhairava Puja Book a Panditji Kaal Bhairava

  Worship of the fierce protector form of Shiva, often with black sesame and mustard oil.
• Nataraja Puja Book a Panditji Shiva (Nataraja form)

  Worship of Shiva as the Cosmic Dancer, especially significant for performing artists.
• Dakshinamurti Puja Book a Panditji Shiva (Dakshinamurti form)

  Worship of Shiva as the primordial teacher facing south.
• Panchakshari Jaap Panditji booking optional Shiva

  Recitation of the five-syllable Panchakshari mantra 'Om Namah Shivaya'.
• Shiva Purana Paath Book a Panditji Shiva

  Recitation/reading of the Shiva Purana over multiple days.
• Rudram Chamakam Parayana Book a Panditji Shiva

  Structured recitation of the Rudram and Chamakam hymns of the Yajur Veda.
• Pradoshotsavam Book a Panditji Shiva

  Elaborate temple-scale version of Pradosh Puja with procession.
• Kedar Gauri Vrat Puja Panditji booking optional Shiva-Parvati

  Tamil regional vrat honouring Shiva-Parvati as Kedar-Gauri.
• Rudra Homam Book a Panditji Shiva

  General fire ritual invoking Shiva through Rudra mantras.
• Shiva Sahasranama Archana Book a Panditji Shiva

  Ritual worship offering the 1000 names of Shiva.
• Vishwanath Puja Book a Panditji Shiva (Vishwanath form)

  Worship invoking Shiva as Lord of the Universe as enshrined at Varanasi.
• Amarnath Yatra Puja Book a Panditji Shiva (Ice Linga form)

  Worship associated with the pilgrimage to the naturally formed ice Shiva Linga.
• Sri Shailam Mallikarjuna Puja Book a Panditji Shiva-Parvati (Mallikarjuna-Bhramaramba)

  Worship at the Srisailam Jyotirlinga combining Shiva and Devi worship.
• Rudrabhishekam with Ghee Book a Panditji Shiva

  Abhishekam performed with clarified butter alongside Rudram recitation.