Studies in Indian Art c13.s3.4

c13.s3.4

The five liṅgas are arranged in two rows. In the first row there are three only, one of which is well preserved, the remaining two have completely decayed. The first one is a four-faced liṅgam (Ht. 2'2'', circumference above Mekhalā 2'8'') having near the top a Mekhalā consisting of two inter-twining cords whose inter-twined spaces alternate with circular plaques. Of the two Śiva liṅgams in the second row the more important one has been described above, the other is a plain shaft (Ht. 2'—3'', circumference 2'—11'', Ht. of the nut 1'—10'', Ht. of the shaft below the nut 8''). In the middle of the nut is a rasanā consisting of three inter-twining cords, probably representing the Iḍā, Piṅgalā and Suṣhumnā.