Shiva Puja is the name of the action in Hinduism by which one worships Lord Siva through traditional and ancient rites with the use of mantra, tantra, kriyas, mudras, and abhishekam. Vedas declare that worshiping Shiva in the linga form helps one gain highest merit in this life and in the future lifetimes. Accumulated sins of many lifetimes get washed away by sincere devotion and prayers to the lord. It is said that nothing is as holy as Shiva puja. Shiva is worshipped by offering or pouring water, milk, honey, curd, ghee, vibhuthi or sacred ash and sandalwood paste. This is called abhisekam. He is responsible for the destruction of the universe, with the goal of recreating it.Worshipping Lord Shiva can be done by creating a shrine with his image and by performing specific rituals and prayers in his honor.