Mt. Kailash  
Kailash hills in Tibet are a huge range with a central, beautiful, naturally carved and decorated shining peak, eternally clad with snow 22,280 feet above sea level. This particular peak is in the form of a huge natural Shiva Linga. This is worshipped as the physical form of Lord Shiva. 

Karpooragauram  
Lord Siva is karpooragauram. This means He is of white complexion. White denotes purity. He therefore teaches silently that people should have pure heart and be free from crookedness, cunningness, jealousy, hatred etc. 

Hara  
The word ‘Hara' is derived from the root ‘Hri' to take and the suffix ‘Ati', for He removes (Harati) all ills. ‘Hara' means He who at the time of dissolution (Pralaya) withdraws the world within Himself. 

Bhasma  
He applies three white lined Bhasma or Vubhuti on His forehead. This means people should destroy the three impurities, viz., Anava (egoism), Karma (action with expectation of fruits), and Maya (illusion), the three strong desires viz., desire for landed property, desire for woman, desire for gold, and the three Vasanas, viz., Lokavasana, Dehavasana and Sastravasana, and then attain Him with a pure heart. 

Balipitha  
Balipitha or the altar where animals are generally sacrificed, that stands in front of the sanctum sanctorum of the Shiva's temple represent that people should destroy their egoism and mine-ness (Ahamta and Mamata) before they attain the Lord. 

Rudraksha Mala  
This stands for a beaded string with Rudraksha beads. This word is generally translated as ‘Rudra' (Shiva) and ‘aksha' (eyes). So the rudraksha beads are considered as tear drops from Shiva's eyes. This translation is not right. Aksha stands for the letters A and Ksha. These are the first and the last letters in Sanskrit alphabet. We say ‘Akaaraadi Kshakaaraantaha', that is beginning with A and ending with Ksha the total number is fifty. The aksha mala will have 50 beads. 

Abhisheka  
‘Alankarapriyo Vishnuh, Abhishekapriyah Sivah'- Lord Vishnu is very fond of alankara (fine dress, beautiful ornaments, etc.); Lord Shiva is fond of Abhisheka." In Shiva temples, a pot made up of copper or brass with a hole in the center is kept hanging over the image or Linga of Shiva, and water is falling on the image throughout the day and night. Pouring over the Linga, water, milk, ghee, curd, honey, coconut water, panchamrita, etc., is Abhisheka. Rudra is chanted along with the Abhisheka. Lord Siva is propriated by Abhisheka. The greatest and highest Abhisheka is to pour the water of pure love on the Atmalinga of the lotus of the heart. The external Abhisheka with various objects will help the growth of devotion and adoration for Lord Shiva and eventually lead to internal Abhisheka with pure of love.