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lingam: Media

Hindu symbol

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Shiva lingam and offerings
Flowers adorning a Shiva lingam placed in a yoni; at the Patan Museum, Kathmandu,...
Β© Charles Preston
Lingodbhavamurti
A lingam of Shiva depicting the story of his appearance as an endless pillar of fire,...
Β© Charles Preston
sandstone linga
Sandstone linga, c. 900; in the British Museum, London.
Courtesy of the trustees of the British Museum