variants
or linga
: a stylized phallic symbol that is worshipped in Hinduism as a sign of generative power and that represents the god Shiva compare yoni
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Transforming himself into a boar, Vishnu tunneled down into the earth to search for the origin of the lingam of light.
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Robert J. Stephens, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
In the popular telling, a Kashmiri Muslim named Buta Malik discovered the Shiva lingam in the eighteenth century.
—Fahad Shah, Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2015
Axel Vervoordt owns an Indian lingam from the 19th century.
—WSJ, 6 Apr. 2018
In every nook and cranny are numerous shrines and lingams.
—Antonia Neubauer, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016
The oval object in front is a Japanese lingam from the 19th century.
—Thomas Gebremedhin, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2018
Magazine incorrectly said that the lingam was Japanese in origin.
—WSJ, 6 Apr. 2018
The tradition is that a pregnant woman walks into the river and discovers the lingam with her feet.
—Thomas Gebremedhin, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2018
A city of lingams dedicated to the Lord God Shiva, Varanasi is known as an auspicious place to die and a super-highway to heaven.
—Antonia Neubauer, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016
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Robert J. Stephens, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
In the popular telling, a Kashmiri Muslim named Buta Malik discovered the Shiva lingam in the eighteenth century.
—Fahad Shah, Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2015
Axel Vervoordt owns an Indian lingam from the 19th century.
—WSJ, 6 Apr. 2018
In every nook and cranny are numerous shrines and lingams.
—Antonia Neubauer, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016
The oval object in front is a Japanese lingam from the 19th century.
—Thomas Gebremedhin, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2018
Magazine incorrectly said that the lingam was Japanese in origin.
—WSJ, 6 Apr. 2018
The tradition is that a pregnant woman walks into the river and discovers the lingam with her feet.
—Thomas Gebremedhin, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2018
A city of lingams dedicated to the Lord God Shiva, Varanasi is known as an auspicious place to die and a super-highway to heaven.
—Antonia Neubauer, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016
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“Lingam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lingam. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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