Shivalinga

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Shivalinga

  1. (Hinduism) A columnar or cylindrical representation of the god Shiva, used as a focus for worship in a Hindu shrine or temple.
    • 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 3:
      He poured enough water to cause a flood, placed a heap of bel leaves on the Shivalinga, and belted out his impure chanting.
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