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[[Image:linga_dws.jpg|right|thumb|A '''Linga'''. These three white stripes evoke [[Śaivism]]. The appendage to the right is used to retrieve liquids poured on it during [[puja]] worship, as water or milk.]] | [[Image:linga_dws.jpg|right|thumb|A '''Linga'''. These three white stripes evoke [[Śaivism]]. The appendage to the right is used to retrieve liquids poured on it during [[puja]] worship, as water or milk.]] | ||
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[[Image:1008linga.jpg|right|thumb|1008 Lingas carved on a rock surface. Photograph is taken at the shore of the river [[Tungabhadra]], [[Hampi]], India]] | [[Image:1008linga.jpg|right|thumb|1008 Lingas carved on a rock surface. Photograph is taken at the shore of the river [[Tungabhadra]], [[Hampi]], India]] | ||
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File:Linga dws.jpg
A Linga. These three white stripes evoke Śaivism. The appendage to the right is used to retrieve liquids poured on it during puja worship, as water or milk.
Origins
Historical
Mythological
Worship and Depiction
Lingayatism
File:1008linga.jpg
1008 Lingas carved on a rock surface. Photograph is taken at the shore of the river Tungabhadra, Hampi, India
