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माया को चाहने वाला बिखर जाता है और महादेव को चाहने वाला निखर जाता है !! हर-हर महाकाल!

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Mukhaliñga

The traditional aniconic representation of Lord Śiva in form of the Liñga – this representation is unusual in that the octagonal and cuboid bases of the Liñga are depicted over the Yoni patala or base.

Contemporary stonework, Thailand

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Gupteswar Temple, Dharasur, Maharashtra

Shrimala K. G wrote : The present "Gupteswar Temple" on the banks of Godavari River is 'East facing'.The temple is built on a foot-high pedestal, and at present only Gajathar can be seen on the pedestal. Since the temple has three entrances and a sanctum sanctorum, an open sabhamandap can be seen here.

In front of the main entrance is the Vrindavan, which was later built during the renovation of the temple. There are Nandini Dwar branches at all the three entrances and only two sides are visible from the front pavilion. The hall has modern tiles. There are a total of four temples in the auditorium and they are currently vacant.

The staircase in the hall is 12 feet × 12 feet with four main pillars around it. A total of 18 pillars have weighed the canopy of the hall. The four columns around the stone are more ornate. These pillars, with their square bottom, have beautiful lozenges and aerobics. On the left side of the entrance in the sabhamandapa, there are beautiful jalvatayanas on both sides. The ornate entrance to the space catches the eye as you enter the space from the auditorium.

The locals have placed two elliptical rocks in a vertical position to reconnect the porch and the canopy at the entrance, so as to support the sloping area. At the entrance of the space there are two ornate pillars and beautiful Jalvatayan on that side, the inscription of Kirtimukha on the lower side of the door, the inscription of Ganesha on the forehead, Nandi has been established in this place in space. Luckily this must have been done by the locals.

The ornate entrance with Nandini Dwar branch is decorated with branches like Ratna, Nar, Stambh, Vyal, Lata. Nidhi, Chamardharini, Vaishnava Dwarpal, Chamardharini, and Jaya are marked on both the lower sides respectively, while on the lower side are marked Gaj, Kirtimukh Lozenge Nakshi, Pun Kirtimukh Gaj respectively. The entrance to the sanctum sanctorum is painted black.

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12th Century Shiva Temple, Warangal Fort, Telangana

Vijeth Sudhir @vijeth_sudhir wrote : Just outside Warangal fort, we have a 12th century Shiva temple. There is a unique shiva lingam, where faces of Shiva carved on each side.

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Mukhalingam in the Brahma Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh

Kevin Standage wrote : The Brahma Temple is likely to be the first monument you visit when touring the eastern group of temples at Khajuraho. It’s positioned on the banks of the Khajur Sagar tank, a pretty spot with the village as a backdrop.

This humble little temple holds a bit of a surprise within. The temple was originally dedicated to Vishnu, an image of the god takes center stage on the lintel. Aside from that and figures of the river goddesses Ganga and Yamuna on either side of the door, there is no sculptural adornment on the temple walls. The temple has a simple plan, consisting of just a sanctum and porch, the later now completely lost. The roof is a pyramidal sikhara, with two side walls containing pretty latticed windows. This temple belongs to the same conception and early structural phase the more ruined Lalguan Mahadeva temple. It shares a common plan, design, ornaments and building material, and is consequently dated to around 925 CE. So why is a temple so clearly dedicated to Vishnu now called the Brahma Temple ?

The answer to that lies inside. This temple is miscalled Brahma on account of a four-faced Shiva lingam, mistaken for the four-faced Brahma, that is now enshrined in the hugely atmospheric sanctum. The lingam is a much later addition to the temple but I have no idea when it was placed here, neither Alexander Cunningham nor T.S. Burt make any mention of it.

This is form of lingam known as a mukhalingam, they generally have one, four or five faces carved on the stone. The four and five faced mukhalingams represent the five aspects of Shiva, those having just four faces carved on them are believed to have an invisible fifth face at the top of the linga, facing upwards to the universe. The faces carved on the cardinal points of the lingam are not completely identical, there are very subtle differences. For example, the face looking south has the mouth open, and with a distinctly angry expression, representing the Destroyer aspect of Shiva.

📷 Photographer: Kevin Standage (via Instagram: Kevin Standage)

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Ekamukha Lingam in Bhumara Temple, Satna, Madhya Pradesh

Suveer Singh Sikarwar wrote : Bhumara Temple, sometimes called Bhumra, Bhubhara or Bharkuleswar, is a 5th century Gupta era Hindu stone temple site dedicated to Shiva near Satna, in the Indian state Madhya Pradesh.

The temple has a square plan with a sanctum and Mandapa. The temple is notable as one of the early examples of an architecture that included an enclosed concentric pradakshina-patha (circumambulation path).

Like other early Gupta era Hindu temples, it includes a decorated entrance to the sanctum flanked by Ganga and Yamuna goddesses, and intricately carved sculptures.Among the most important artefacts of Bhumara is a Shiva-lingam which occupies almost the entire height of the lingam.Lingas with faces are called a mukhalinga, those with one face are called ekamukha linga.

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