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Festivals and vrat 8
- Maha Shivaratri Great night of Shiva; Chaturdashi prevailing at Nishita (midnight).
- Masik Shivaratri Monthly Shivaratri when Krishna Chaturdashi prevails at Nishita.
- Dev Deepawali (Tripurotsava) Lamps at dusk on Kartika Purnima (Tripurari Purnima), celebrating Shiva’s victory over Tripurasura. The date here is the evening on which Purnima prevails at Pradosh; the Dev Deepawali Mahotsav on the ghats of Varanasi is usually held on the Kartika Purnima day (Purnima at sunrise), shown as the alternative when it differs.
- Hariyali Teej Shravana Shukla Tritiya, celebrating Shiva–Parvati union.
- Pradosh Vrat (Krishna) Shiva worship at dusk when Trayodashi prevails in Pradosh Kaal.
- Pradosh Vrat (Shukla) Shiva worship at dusk when Trayodashi prevails in Pradosh Kaal.
- Rishi Panchami Vrat honouring the Saptarishis.
- Valmiki Jayanti Birth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki.
Mantra & Bhakti 20
- Shiva Mahadeva, worshipped as the auspicious one, lord of yoga and of transformation; the central deity of Shaiva traditions.
- Shri Shiv Chalisa Forty chaupais to Shiva, lord of Girija, by Ayodhyadas, with opening and closing dohas.
- Shiva Panchakshara Stotram Five verses to Shiva, each beginning with one syllable of 'na-maḥ-śi-vā-ya'.
- Shiva Tandava Stotram The hymn to Shiva's cosmic dance, in fast rolling syllables, traditionally attributed to Ravana.
- Shiva Mahimna Stotram Pushpadanta's hymn on the greatness of Shiva, which the poet says no speech can reach.
- Rudra Gayatri (Shiva Gayatri) The Gayatri of Rudra–Shiva from the Mahanarayana Upanishad.
- Om Namah Shivaya (Panchakshari Mantra) The five-syllable mantra of Shiva (na-maḥ-śi-vā-ya), with Om added in common recitation; the central mantra of Shaiva devotion.
- Karpura Gauram Karunavataram A verse to Shiva, widely sung at the close of the aarti in North India.
- Kara Charana Kritam (prayer for forgiveness) A verse asking Shiva's forgiveness for all faults of body, speech and mind; often said at night.
- Maha Shivaratri Puja Vidhi: Abhishek and Four Prahar Worship A home guide to Maha Shivaratri — samagri, Shivalinga abhishek with panchamrit, bel patra and dhatura, the night vigil and four prahar puja, fasting and parana.
- Mahamrityunjaya Mantra The Rigvedic prayer to the three-eyed Shiva (7.59.12) for release from the bondage of death.
- Shri Rudrashtakam Tulsidas's eight-verse Sanskrit hymn to Shiva from the Uttarakand of the Ramcharitmanas.
- Lingashtakam Eight verses in praise of the Shiva linga, each ending 'tat praṇamāmi sadāśiva liṅgam'.
- Ardhanarishvara Shiva and Parvati united in one form, half male and half female.
- Bilvashtakam Eight short verses on offering a single bilva leaf to Shiva, each ending "one bilva leaf, offered to Shiva".
- Mahakal Shiva as the lord of time; worshipped at the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga in Ujjain.
- Nataraja Shiva as the lord of the cosmic dance, worshipped especially at Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu.
- Neelkantha Shiva as the blue-throated one, who held the poison that rose from the churning of the ocean.
- Pashupati Shiva as lord of all beings; worshipped at the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu.
- Shri Rama Rama Rameti The verse in which Shiva tells Parvati that the name of Rama equals the thousand names of Vishnu; recited in the closing section of the Vishnu Sahasranama.