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    Lingōdbhava (also called Lingobhava, the "emergence of the Linga") is an iconic representation of Hindu god Shiva, commonly seen in temples in Tamil Nadu...
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    Linga worshipped by Kushan devotees, circa 2nd century CE Lingodbhava (Chola period) Lingodbhava (Chola period) Eight-faced Shivlingam in Pashupatinath Temple...
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    Lingodbhava is a Shaiva sectarian icon where Shiva is depicted rising from the Lingam (an infinite fiery pillar) that narrates how Shiva is the foremost...
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  • Thumbnail for Kailasanathar Temple, Kanchipuram
    depicts Shiva as Umamaheshavara (Shiva with his consort Parvati) with Lingodbhava (emergence of Shiva as fiery pillar - linga) surrounded by Brahma and...
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    floor level sanctum walls have the following sculptures: East wall: Lingodbhava, standing Shiva, Pashupata-murti, plus two dvarapalas flanking the pathway...
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  • Thumbnail for Arunachalesvara Temple
    Vishnu became the boar Varaha, and sought its base. The scene is called Lingodbhava, and is represented in the western wall at the sanctum of most Shiva...
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  • Thumbnail for Veerabhadra Temple, Lepakshi
    Ardhanarishwara, Kalyanasundara, Tripurantaka, Nataraja, Gouriprasadaka, Lingodbhava, Andhakasurasmahara and so forth. The presiding deity deified in the...
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    in nine forms: Lingam, Lingodbhava, Chandrashekhara, Somaskanda, Bhairava, Virabhadra, Nataraja, and Dakshinamurti. Lingodbhava or emergence of lingam...
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    shaped pillar outline. Nagaswamy identifies this as Lingodbhava. Once again this is unusual, as Lingodbhava is typically shown with Brahma and Vishnu on each...
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    (Shaktism), Gajalakshmi, Tripurantaka, Anantasayin (Vaishnavism) and Lingodbhava. The complex includes a small side shrine for Durga. The 19th-century...
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    (France) Columnar jointing (geology) Core (architecture) Huabiao Linga Lingodbhava Load-bearing wall Marian and Holy Trinity columns Our Lady of the Pillar...
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  • Thumbnail for Meenakshi Temple
    Mahalakshmi Saraswathi 63 Nayanmars Sapthamatrikas Kasi Vishwanathar Lingodbhava Sahasralingas Subramaniyar with Deivayanai and Valli Chandrasekhar Chandikeshwarar...
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    Navagraha are found. In the kosta, Dakshinamurthy, Ardhanarishvara, Lingodbhava and Brahma are found. The temple has a mandapa for Nataraja. ta:காமரசவல்லி...
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    Ardhanarishvara Tripurantaka Mahakala Sharabha Ravananugraha Vaidishvara Lingodbhava Somaskanda Bhikshatana Dattatreya The Tridevi comprises the consorts...
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  • Thumbnail for Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram
    signifying the dance of time and eternity by Shiva Shiva inside linga - Lingodbhava Shiva with Parvati in an amorous pose, dancer panels surround them. Shiva...
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  • Thumbnail for Tirunallar Dharbaranyeswarar Temple
    niches around the sanctum houses the images of Dakshinamurthy, Durga and Lingodbhava. The shrine of Shani (the god of the planet Saturn) is located in the...
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  • Thumbnail for Tirunatyattankudi Rathnapureeswarar Temple
    Gajalakshmi, Sandikesvara are found. In the kosta, Vinayaka, Dakshinamurti, Lingodbhava, Brahma and Durga are found. Shrine of the goddess is found in the left...
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    beginning of the kalpa. This tale is iconographically depicted in the Lingodbhava icon of Shiva as emerging from a cosmic pillar, while Vishnu as Varaha...
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    Subramanya Swamy Rajarajeshwari Mahalakshmi Saraswathi Annapoorni Durga Devi Lingodbhava Brahma Bhairava Valmiki Kubera Aiyanar with Poorna and Pushkala Ayyappan...
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  • consumed the halahala poison during the churning of the ocean. Lingodbhava Lingodbhava is depicted as the form of the deity emerging from a pillar of...
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    Westland. pp. 11–13. ISBN 9789380658636. "Stone statue of Shiva as Lingodbhava". British Museum. Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved...
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    Chandikesvara are found. In the kosta of the presiding deity Dakshinamurti, Lingodbhava, Brahma and Durga are found. Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature...
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    found. In the kosta, Dakshinamurthy, Bikshadanar, Rajayoga Agasthiar, Lingodbhava]], Brahma, Rishabarudar and Sulini Durga are found. In the prakara shrines...
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  • century CE could be found. Among others they include Dakshinamurthy, Lingodbhava, Durga and Brahma. Brahma and Nāga kanni worshipped the presiding deity...
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    third one is plain. There are various sculpted images of Vishnu, Durga, Lingodbhava, Harihara. The image of Dvarapalas in the caves, on either sides of the...
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  • movement in Andhra region. Some other works by Mallikarjuna include Lingōdbhava Gadyam, Amarēśvara Śatakam, Gangā Sahasramāla and Rudramahima. Mallikarjuna...
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  • Thumbnail for Punnainallur Kailasanathar Temple
    Chandra and in the kosta of the presiding deity Ganapathi, Dakshinamurti, Lingodbhava, Brahma and Durga are found. The Nataraja idol belonging to the temple...
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    Ardhanarishvara Harihara, fused characterization of Vishnu and Shiva Lingodbhava, iconic representation of the Shiva Lingaraja Temple Tridevi, feminine...
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  • Thumbnail for Narthana Vallabeswarar temple
    walls around the sanctum houses the Koshta images like Dakshinamurthy, Lingodbhava, Brahma and AshtabhujaDurga. The shrine of Nataraja houses the metal...
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  • Thumbnail for Arunachalesvarar Temple, Ammapettai
    Bhairava and Sivasurya are found. In the kosta, Vinayaka, Dakshinamurti, Lingodbhava, Brahma and Durga are found. Puja is held twice. The festivals of this...
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