The Vedic and Puranic Origins of the Lingam The earliest references to the lingam appear in the Vedic texts, particularly in the Atharvaveda and the Shvetashvatara Upanishad. The lingam is often ...

"Could the holiest site in Islam, the Kaaba in Mecca, have once been a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva? What if the ...

The Hindu Society of Manitoba celebrated Maha Shivratri on Feb. 26 at the newly renovated temple on Ellice Avenue and the ...

The ministry clarified that the ceremony of Shiva Lingam was historically a significant ritual for ancient kings. “This ritual was traditionally conducted within temple sanctuaries, typically at the ...

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. Some also observe a fast during the day ...

Following the abhishekam, the Lingam was draped in a sacred cloth ... It also marks the divine marriage of Lord Shiva, the god of destruction, with Goddess Parvati, the goddess of fertility ...

Although not a Jyotirlinga, this temple is renowned for having a huge Shiva Linga and Dravidian architecture. Houses a huge colonnaded hallway and carvings of various gods. Famous for its self ...