Linga (other)
A linga, or lingam, is a symbol of the Hindu deity Shiva. Linga may also refer to: People * Praveen Linga (born 1979), Indian chemical engineer Places * Linga, Victoria, Australia * Linga, Madhya Pradesh, India * List of islands called Linga, in Scotland Other uses * Linga language, a language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Linga (cookie), a sesame seed cookie from the Philippines * ''Linga'' (spider), a genus of spiders * , a Latvian Navy ship See also * Linga Sound (other) * ''Lingaa'', a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action drama film * Lingga (other) * Lingua (other) * Lingas (other) * Ling (other) Ling may refer to: Fictional characters * Ling, an ally of James Bond's from the film ''You Only Live Twice'' * Ling, a character in the '' Mulan'' franchise * Ling, a playable character from the mobile game '' Mobile Legends: Bang Bang'' * Lin ...

Linga
A lingam ( sa, लिङ्ग , lit. "sign, symbol or mark"), sometimes referred to as linga or Shiva linga, is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu god Shiva in Shaivism. It is typically the primary ''murti'' or devotional image in Hindu temples dedicated to Shiva, also found in smaller shrines, or as self-manifested natural objects. It is often represented within a disc-shaped platform, the ''yoni'' – its feminine counterpart, consisting of a flat element, horizontal compared to the vertical lingam, and designed to allow liquid offerings to drain away for collection. Together, they symbolize the merging of microcosmos and macrocosmos, the divine eternal process of creation and regeneration, and the union of the feminine and the masculine that recreates all of existence. The original meaning of ''lingam'' as "sign" is used in Shvetashvatara Upanishad, which says "Shiva, the Supreme Lord, has no liūga", liuga ( sa, लि‌ऊग ) meaning he is transcen ...
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