Re: first home shrine
Worship to a vana linga or a shaligrama shila does not need prana prathista as they are swambhu...you may try to get hold of a narmadeswar vana linga for shiva and do your puja. Also puja to any other deity (except narayana) can be done on a vana linga.
Ofcourse I may be wrong and my point of view comes from the fact that the paddhatis (manuals, more than 1) I have seen for vanalinga nitya (daily) puja does not include a customary prana pratistha ritual as in case of parthiva (earth) or prastar (stone) or other lingas.
Finally, a simple ritual of pouring water or milk on lingam and subsequent meditation in ones spine is quite peaceful.
Getting further into details needs some guidance and upadesa.
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