appear in the Vedic texts, particularly in the Atharvaveda and the Shvetashvatara Upanishad. The lingam is often described as a cosmic pillar of light, symbolizing Shiva’s boundless and formless ...

Lord Shiva has many different looks. He is the most powerful and eternal being, and all the opposites merge into him to make the whole. The Shiva Lingam is a sign of infinity and never-ending life.

Lord Shiva is often seen in deep meditation. He is the ultimate ascetic and the master of time. His third eye is a symbol of his all-seeing nature, and his trident (trishul) represents his control ...

ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA—According to a report in The Times of India, a Shiva lingam dated to the fourteenth or fifteenth century was unearthed during a construction project near southern India’s ...