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  linga

 

Thailand

This linga has a cube-shaped base, which represents Brahma, an octagonal prism representing Vishnu, and a cylindrical shaped top representing Shiwa. See also mukhalinga and ekamukhalinga (fig.). In some temples the linga is still worshipped today (fig.).

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