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As one of the Trimurti (supreme trinity) in the Hindu pantheon among Brahma and Vishnu, there are a number of temples dedicated to his worship in India and abroad. In Hinduism, Shiva is the supreme being regarded to perform the functions of creation, preservation, as well as the destruction of the universe. [1]
The Shri Shiva Vishnu Hindu Temple is located in this suburb. This temple is the largest Hindu temple in Victoria. Worship at the temple is centred around Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu, the presiding deities of two dominant streams in the Hindu ritualistic tradition. The temple attempts to bring the two streams together and provide a synthesis.
It is in the middle of the Gariaband Forests. It is the second largest natural Shivlinga in the world. The largest shivling Siddheshwar nath is in ziro arunachal Pradesh. [2] The Shivlinga is increasing in size, the devotees who visit here every year tell that the Shivlinga was small in size but now it's very huge.
Maha Mrityunjay Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Hindu God Shiva, situated in Nagaon, Assam, India. [1] This Temple is special in its architectural sense as it is built in a form a Shivling. It is the World's largest Shivalinga, at the height of 126 foot. [2] [3] [4] This feature is made it unique and very attractive for the devotees. [5]
The temple now stands amidst fortified walls that were added after the 16th century. [10] [11] Built using granite, the vimana tower above the shrine is one of the tallest in South India. [6] The temple has a massive colonnaded prakara (corridor) and one of the largest Shiva lingas in India.
The Sivadol or Shiva temple, built in the Shikhara architecture [7] (more specifically Ahom temple architecture), has a central tower which is said to be the tallest Shiva temple tower in India at a height of 104 feet (32 m). [1] The base of the temple measures 195 ft (59 m) in circumference. [1] The temple is built with stone and bricks.
This is a list of major Hindu temples in India, by state.. This is a dynamic list. For example, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (self-described as "the world's richest temple trust") has an ongoing campaign to build a replica of the iconic Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirupati in every Indian state and union territory that does not yet have one.
Ketakeshwar Dewal (shrine) is a holy site in the Ketakibari area of Tezpur in Assam, India.It is reputed to have one of the largest Shivalingas in the world.. The actual site has two parts - one part where the actual linga is located and another part a few metres away where the original base of the linga is located.