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A lingam (Sanskrit: लिङ्ग IAST: liṅga, lit. "sign, symbol or mark"), sometimes referred to as linga or Shiva linga, is an abstract or aniconic representation...

power of this lingam. Finally, Kartikeya, the son of Shiva broke the lingam into five pieces and killed Tarakasura. The five pieces of lingam fell at five...

famous Tamil Nataraja statues from the ancient Chola Kingdom), a Lingam (one of Shiva's main symbols), a deified landmark (such as the Ganges or Mount Kailash)...

properties. In Hindu Shiva temples, Saiva Agamas(Shaivism's Agamas) allows worshiping Lord Shiva in the form of Sphatika Lingam or Crystal Lingam. The Saiva Agamas...

The Gudimallam Lingam is an ancient linga in the Parasurameswara Swamy Temple of Gudimallam, a small village near Tirupati city in the Yerpedu mandal of...

hunter, plucked out his eye as an offering to a Shiva Lingam. Before he could sacrifice his other eye, Shiva appeared. Kannapa was born as Thinnadu in a hunter's...

Parad Lingam is a Lingam, the symbol of the god Shiva, made of mercury (or possibly Gallium; see Composition below.) Tamil Siddhas carved Shiva Lingam from...

romanized: Jyotirliṅga, lit. 'lingam of light') or Jyotirlingam is a devotional representation of the Hindu god Shiva. The word is a Sanskrit compound...

or Agni. Shiva is worshipped as Arunachalesvara or Annamalaiyar, and is represented by the lingam, with his idol referred to as Agni lingam. His consort...

blessed by Lord Shiva and gifted this Shiva Lingam. But Lord Shiva warned him not to place the Lingam anywhere. Ravana was on his way with Lingam on his Pushpak...

fallen body parts of the Hindu deity Sati. The Shiva Lingam at the shrine is a Swayambhu lingam. The lingam is a natural stalagmite formation inside a 40 m...

take Shiva from Kailash to Lanka. Shiva agreed to Ravana's request but with a condition. He said that if the lingam was placed en route, it would become...

sculptures. The temple's Ekamukha Linga, a mukhalinga or faced lingam, with a detailed head of Shiva, is a much studied example of Gupta art. The temple reliefs...

pilgrimage centre and contains one of the 12 Jyotirlingas. The temple's Shiva lingam is one of the three Jyotirlingas of Maharashtra. The mandir is situated...

Shiva. The temple houses what is believed by some to be the earliest Shiva lingam (Atmalinga). Gokarna is known as one of seven important centers of pilgrimage...

is usually worshipped in the aniconic form of lingam. Shiva has pre-Vedic roots, and the figure of Shiva evolved as an amalgamation of various older non-Vedic...

of Shiva and as one of the eighteen Shakti Pithas, centres of the Hindu Goddess. Shiva is worshiped as Mallikarjuna, and is represented by the lingam. His...

given to the student by an able experienced teacher. The Shiva Lingam represents the deity Shiva, and is used as an icon of strength and fertility due to...

structure, a temple of Shiva had existed before construction of present-day structure. The inner sanctum houses a Shiva lingam. Further images are carved...

placed it on the ground at immediately the Shiva Lingam got stuck into the earth. Shiva had gifted the Shiva Lingam to the king when his consort Parvati was...