Bael leaves (vital importance): While selecting BAEL leaves make sure the Chakra and the Bajra should not be there.Panchamruta (Curd based delicacy consisting of Panch(5) items: Milk, Sugar, Ghee (clarified butter), Honey, curd).
Some of the common items used for Shiva Abhisheka are:
In many temples, there is a vessel hung over the Lingam called thaara paathra, that continuously drips water or other offerings onto the Lingam in deference to Shiva's desire for Abhisheka. Shiva Abhishekam is usually performed to a Lingam representing his manifestation as a creator of good (by destroying evil). An example might be not offering Magnolia champaca and Pandanus odoriferflowers to Shiva, each given a justification grounded in an episode from mythology. Among the most important attributed to Shiva is the Shiva Purana, which describes in various stories the mythological origins of puja implements and taboos. The texts are organized by their focus on one of the major Devas, and explore the feats and legends of those Gods. The Puranas are a collection of texts describing the feats of various Gods and Figures from Hindu Cosmology. General worship of Shiva is quite diverse and can range from worshipping an anthropomorphic murti (Such as the famous Tamil Nataraja statues from the ancient Chola Kingdom), a Lingam (one of Shiva's main symbols), a deified landmark (such as the Ganges or Mount Kailash) or not worshipping a symbol at all (as in the case of the Lingayats). Popular Puja may take an eclectic or North Indian style, whereas more specific sects or castes may have their own specific forms. In popular Hinduism, Shiva is often represented as a destructive aspect of Brahman and entitled 'The Destroyer.' This is merely one attribute, as there are many different groups and sects who hold Shiva, or any of his different forms and associated Deities, as the Supreme Being and attribute different titles onto him.
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