The Aniconic Tradition in Hindu Worship. Many Hindu deities are worshipped in . murti (idol) form, yet Shiva is primarily revered in an aniconic (lingam ...

Legends surround ancient Indian temples like Somnath and Konark, showcasing advanced scientific understanding. The Somnath ...

The great Nagas who lived in the Northern and Western coasts of the Island were Shiva Lingam (an abstract or an iconic representation of the Hindu god Shiva) worshippers, they had their own ...

Masik Shivaratri, meaning Monthly Night of Shiva, is a sacred Hindu observance celebrated every month on the Chaturdashi ...

Red flowers, such as plumeria, and those from the screw pine tree are not to be offered to the god Shiva. The Shiva Purana, in fact, explains why the “ketaki,” or screw pine flower, should ...

Millions of devotees across India are celebrating the Shivaratri festival that honors the Hindu god Shiva, one of the main deities of Hinduism. The devotees celebrate the festival in temples by ...

Millions of devotees across India are celebrating the Shivaratri festival that honors the Hindu god Shiva, ... celebrate the festival in temples by pouring water or milk over the Shiva linga, ...

The devotees celebrate the festival in temples by pouring water or milk over the Shiva linga, a stone sculpture symbolic of Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction.

Devotees pour milk on to a Shivling, an idol symbolic of Hindu God Shiva, as an offering at a temple during Shivaratri festival in Prayagraj, India, Wednesday, Feb.26, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar ...