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In Indonesia its flowers are called widuri. According to the Shiva Purana, the madar flower/crown flower is very much liked by Lord Shiva; therefore the crown flower and its garland are offered to Lord Shiva for peace, prosperity and stability in society. [6] The Crown flower is also one of the major parts of the nine astrological trees ...
Lord Hanuman is said to have offered his Kundalams (ear rings) to Lord Shiva here, hence goes the name of the deity, Kundalakaraneshwarar. It is said that even to this day, a pack of monkeys enter the sanctum in the summer months of Chittirai and Vaikasi making offerings of flowers or Blilva leaves to the deity. [6]
A Shiva Lingam worshipped at Jambukesvara temple in Thiruvanaikaval (Thiruaanaikaa) Shiva Puja in Hinduism is the way by which one worships Shiva through traditional and ancient rites with the use of mantra , tantra , yantra , kriyas , mudras , and abhishekam .
One of his prime disciples was Uromacha Munivar. He prayed to Lord Pashupathi to attain liberation. The Lord desired to bestow this blessing upon him through his guru, Agasthiyar. Agasthiyar placed nine flowers in the river and instructed Uromacha Munivar to install a Shiva Lingam as Kailasha Nathar wherever the flowers settled on the riverbank.
Shivaji recalled the Vishnu and Shiva legend. Like Vishnu, Jijabai also wished to offer a thousand white lotus flowers to Shiva at his Jagadeeshwara temple. She was very particular that the flowers should be unblemished white lotus flowers, fresh and unplucked by any other person (as by such an act its divine quality would be lost).
He used to offer Vila fruit to Lord Shiva daily. Seeing his bhakthi, Lord Shiva gave dharsan to him. [3] Lord Shiva + Veezhi Plants + Mizhalai Kurumbar = Thiruveezhimizhalai [3] When Sambandar and Thirunavukarasar visit this place, there was a severe drought all around. They prayed to Lord Shiva who gave Padikasu (Gold Coin) one each every day ...
There are conflicting accounts about Tulasi leaves being used in the worship of the god Shiva. While Bael leaves are often offered to Shiva, some authors note that Tulasi may also be offered to him while others say Tulasi cannot be offered to him at all. Tulasi worship is sometimes regarded the worship of Shiva, conveying the deity's omnipresence.
His mother Kunti after whom the village Kintoor is named used to offer flowers from this tree to worship Lord Shiva. It is also said that Lord Krishna brought this tree from heaven to please his wife Satyabhama. [22] Kalpalatha is another wish fulfilling tree, a creeper, which was extolled during the later part of the Aryan period.