Shivalinga

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noun

A columnar or cylindrical representation of the god Shiva, used as a focus for worship in a Hindu shrine or temple.

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Meanings

noun
  1. HinduismA columnar or cylindrical representation of the god Shiva, used as a focus for worship in a Hindu shrine or temple.

    He poured enough water to cause a flood, placed a heap of bel leaves on the Shivalinga, and belted out his impure chanting.

    2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 3
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Shivalinga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shivalinga

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Chicago

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