The Indus Civilization c6.22

c6.22

Another feature of the religion of the Indus valley which is still practised in India is the veneration paid to phallic symbols, typified by the *linga*, or conical stone, which is now associated with the worship of Shiva. At the present day the *lingas* either have water poured over them or are anointed with butter, and are certainly the commonest religious objects in India, being found all over the country, both in villages and in the near neighbourhood of temples.