His phallus, or lingam, enshrined in most Hindu temples, is worshipped and revered by the world's 300 million followers of the Hindu religion. |
When he did not return, Sita quickly made a lingam and Ram installed it. |
Fifty thousand devotees praying to the lingam and weeping passionately with hands clasped around their necks were massacred in cold blood. |
In the shrine of Lord Chandramouleeswarar, the tutelary deity of the Marathas, the priests intone the mantras as the lingam is bathed in milk, sandalwood paste and water. |
He noted that wherever there was room for one more lingam, a lingam was there. |
The deity was a lingam, the abstract phallic symbol which is the most common representation of Shiva. |