[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.2019 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c9.2019](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2019) 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: - [Previous: c9.2018](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2018) - [Next: c9.2020](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2020) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2019](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.2019) · Pramāṇa