lingam
Sacred Hindu phallus
A lingam is a stylized representation of the Hindu god Shiva, typically a smooth cylindrical stone with a rounded top.
The form symbolizes divine creative energy and is central to Shiva worship, often placed in temples where devotees pour water, milk, or flowers over it.
Though sometimes interpreted as phallic, practitioners generally emphasize its abstract spiritual significance over anatomical resemblance.
Hindu worship ritual
- templeSacred worship structure
- sanctumProtected private place
- aartiHindu light ceremony
- mantraRepeated focus phrase
devotion · offering · pilgrimage · ritual · pradakshina · darshan · milk · honey
Hindu god of dissolution
Male organ symbol
- yoniHindu feminine generative symbol
- monolithHuge solitary standing stone
- pillarUpright architectural support
- stoneSolid earth fragment
icon · emblem · representation · obelisk · totem · stele · menhir · standing stone
Male organ symbol
- penisMale reproductive organ
- glansRounded anatomical terminus
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- foreskinPenile glans covering
prepuce · urethra · erection · genitalia · male organ
Generating biological offspring
- creationMaking something exist
- generativeAble to produce or create
- fecundityReproductive capacity
- potencyDegree of strength
virility · seed · reproduction · life force · cosmic energy · Shakti · union · primal
Nondual tantric tradition from northern India
- VedantaHindu philosophy of ultimate reality
- BrahmanSupreme cosmic reality
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- dharmaCosmic moral order
moksha · Upanishads · Veda · nonduality · transcendence · immanence
puja
Hindu worship ritual
mantra · devotion · offering · pilgrimage · ritual · pradakshina · darshan · milk · honey · ghee
Shiva
Hindu god of dissolution
phallus
Male organ symbol
- yoniHindu feminine generative symbol
- monolithHuge solitary standing stone
- pillarUpright architectural support
stone · icon · emblem · representation · obelisk · totem · stele · menhir · standing stone · axis mundi
phallus
Male organ symbol
foreskin · prepuce · urethra · erection · genitalia · male organ
procreation
Generating biological offspring
- creationMaking something exist
- generativeAble to produce or create
- fecundityReproductive capacity
potency · virility · seed · reproduction · life force · cosmic energy · Shakti · union · primal · abundance
Kashmir Shaivism
Nondual tantric tradition from northern India
- VedantaHindu philosophy of ultimate reality
- BrahmanSupreme cosmic reality
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
dharma · moksha · Upanishads · Veda · nonduality · transcendence · immanence