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The 33 mts high Shivalinga and 11 mts high Lord Nandi, the Bull are the main attractions of the temple. The temple is open for donations of Shivalingas of various sizes which can be installed with the name of the donor embedded on it. In 1980, the temple was initiated and constructed by Swami Sambha Shiva Murthy.
Gunung Wukir temple, or Canggal temple, or also known as Shivalinga is a Shivaite Hindu temple dated from the early 8th century, located in Canggal hamlet, Kadiluwih village, Salam subdistrict, Magelang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. [1]
The Shivalinga present in the temple is swayambhu. Akhand jyoti or the eternal flame of two diyas is continuously burning in the temple since the construction of temple. Every year at the time of Mahashivaratri lakhs of devotees go to the mandir to take blessings of Mahadev.
A huge Shivalinga is built of approximately 100 ft (30 m). The total height of the shivalinga from the ground to the top is 51 ft (16 m). 15 ft (4.6 m) high stairs are built for people's convenience. The length inside the shivalinga is 21 ft (6.4 m) and the diameter is 65 ft (20 m). 2 decorated gates have been built to enter the temple. [3]
The Shivalinga is the tallest in the world with a height of 65 ft (20 m). [1] The Temple is spread over an area of 25 acres (10 ha) and is surrounded by river. It took around 30 years to complete the construction of the huge Shivling.
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 deity Kashiswar Jiu with the gauripatta in the temple. Kashiswar Jiu temple is in Andul of Howrah district near the Saraswati river , West Bengal in India. The presiding deity is a Banlinga which was recovered from the river in mid 17th century by Kashiswar Datta Chowdhury , a local zamindar .
"Sahasraliṅgeśvara temple located near sirsi and is situated on the banks of the river shalmala, where a thousand lingas are found. The story goes like: After Kurukshetra war, Krishna suggests Pandavas to get "Puṣpa Mṛga" to hold Rajasooryadwara Yaga. Bhima dashed to "Mahendragiri" to fetch it.