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Shivalinga

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

Noun

Shivalinga

  1. (Hinduism) A 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

Questions about Shivalinga

What does Shivalinga mean?
Shivalinga means a columnar or cylindrical representation of the god Shiva, used as a focus for worship in a Hindu shrine or temple.
What part of speech is Shivalinga?
Shivalinga is a noun.

Words near Shivalinga in the dictionary

  1. Shivaists
  2. Shivaite
  3. Shivaites
  4. Shivaji
  5. Shivalik Hills
  6. Shivalinga
  7. shivambu
  8. Shivamogga
  9. Shivanasamudra Falls
  10. Shivani
  11. Shivansh

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