Shiva Linga is a complete symbolic representation of the formless Universe Bearer, the oval shaped stone is resembling mark of the Universe and bottom base as the Supreme Power holding the entire ...

Lingam was referred to ‘Prayapas’ by the Romans who introduced the worship of Shiva Lingam to European countries. The statutes of Shiva Lingams were found in the archaeological findings in ...

It was a 4-foot-tall stone traffic barrier, but to Maharaj’s mind it looked amazingly like a lingam, a phallus-shaped symbol of Shiva’s power and fertility.

Also called as Narmada Banalinga or Narmadeshwar Shiva Lingams, these elliptical stone like formations are made of Crypto Crystalline Quartz, a Gemstone material called Chalcedony, Basalt and ...

Legends surround ancient Indian temples like Somnath and Konark, showcasing advanced scientific understanding. The Somnath ...

In Hindu temples, devotees perform pradakshina (circumambulation) around the Shiva Lingam as an act of devotion—similar to how Muslims perform tawaf (circling) around the Kaaba.; The Black Stone ...

But when the villagers from Madurantagam, 77 km south west of Chennai, dug up a green granite Shiva Lingam on Sunday afternoon ... when one of them struck a stone idol at seven feet depth.

The devotees celebrate the festival in temples by pouring water or milk over the Shiva linga, a stone sculpture symbolic of Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction.

The workers lifted the stone idol with a mechanised crane in the presence of revenue officials and the police. The shiva linga, which is two feet tall and 1.5 feet wide, has no damage to its ...

The place is well known for a Shiva temple complex which houses several stone-built artefacts. It is believed that Budhpur was once a well-known pilgrimage. ‘Veer stambhas’ or hero stones at the site ...