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Apart from anthropomorphic images of Shiva, he is also represented in aniconic form of a lingam. [315] These are depicted in various designs. One common form is the shape of a vertical rounded column in the centre of a lipped, disk-shaped object, the yoni, symbolism for the goddess Shakti. [316]
Kirtimukha at Kasivisvesvara Temple at Lakkundi, Gadag district, Karnataka, India. Kirtimukha (Sanskrit: कीर्तिमुख , kīrtimukha, also kīrttimukha, a bahuvrihi compound translating to "glorious face") is the name of a swallowing fierce monster face with huge fangs, and gaping mouth, very common in the iconography of Hindu temple architecture in India and Southeast Asia, and ...
The images of Ganesh, Parvati and Karttikeya are installed in the west, north, and east of the sanctum sanctorum. To the south is the image of Nandi , the vehicle of Shiva . The idol of Nagchandreshwar on the third storey is open for darshan only on the day of Nag Panchami .
Bangeswar Mahadev: Shiva: Salkia, Howrah: West Bengal: 15.54 51.0: Tallest Shiva idol in eastern India bank of River Ganges [46] 2016: Bahubali statue of Pusegaon Bahubali: Pusegaon, Hingoli district: Maharashtra: 15.54 51.0 [47] 2022 Hanuman statue, Alakhnath Temple Hanuman Bareilly: Uttar Pradesh 15.54 51.0 [48] Hanuman Statue: Hanuman ...
Ratneshwar Mahadev Mandir (also known as Matri-rin Mahadev, or Leaning temple of Varanasi) is one of the most photographed Hindu temple in the holy city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India. The temple, while apparently well-preserved, leans significantly towards the back side (north-west), and its garbhagriha is generally below the water much ...
Jaleshwar Mahadev Temple (Nepali: जलेश्वर महादेव मन्दिर) is a Hindu temple of Shiva situated at Mahottari district, Nepal. [1] Pilgrims visit this temple on Maha Shivaratri and Vasant Panchami . [ 2 ]
Shivaji was born in the hill-fort of Shivneri, near Junnar, which is now in Pune district.Scholars disagree on his date of birth; the Government of Maharashtra lists 19 February as a holiday commemorating Shivaji's birth (Shivaji Jayanti).