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Shivalinga
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English
Noun
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en 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.
Related terms
en lingam
en Shaivism