Elements of Hindu Iconography v2.c16.s1.2

v2.c16.s1.2

Liṅgas are broadly divided into two classes, namely, the *chala-liṅgas* and the *achala-liṅgas*, that is, the moveable and the immoveable Liṅgas. To the latter class belong the large and heavy stone Liṅgas which are permanently set up in the central shrines of Śiva temples. A description of the different varieties of the *chala-liṅgas*, had better be given first before proceeding to deal with the important class of *achala-liṅgas*.