Mahashivratri 2025: Ideal shivling size for home worship; Check HERE

Religious texts outline several rules related to Shivling worship. One should worship Shivling only after knowing these rules. Learn about these rules on occasion of Mahashivratri

According to Shiv Purana, the Shivling established at home should not be larger than the size of a thumb. It is forbidden to establish a larger Shivling at home

According to the rules, more than one Shivling should not be kept in the worship place of the house. Keeping more than one Shivling in one place causes a clash in their energies

Try to establish the Shivling in the house in a place where there is a little openness, so that the energy of the Shivling can spread throughout the house

Whenever you worship Shivling at home, do not offer Kumkum and Turmeric by mistake. These are materials for women's adornment, so they are not used in the worship of Shivling

According to scholars, if the Shivling is broken, it should be respectfully immersed in the river and a new Shivling should be established in its place