Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.2019
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.2019
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16) Śivaliṅga (Phallus). Worship of Śivaliṅga is a popular practice in India. The Purāṇas contain a number of stories about the importance Śivaliṅga achieved so as to make it an object of worship. Three of the more important stories are given below: