Chola Bronze Lingham

Height- 7 inches
Width- 9 inches
Depth- 5 inches
Weight- 3.9 kg
Materials- Chola Lost Wax Process Bronze

Chola Bronze Lingham

This Metal Craft Chola Bronze Lingham crafted by the Lost Wax Process is a masterpiece meant to be the center piece of your home altar. Linga Purana, the lingam is a complete symbolic representation of the formless Universe Bearer – the oval-shaped stone is the symbol of the Universe, and the bottom base represents the Supreme Power that holds the entire Universe in it.

The lingam (the Sanskrit word for ‘symbol’) is the most definitive image of the Lord Shiva.  The lingham is worshipped as Shiva Himself. It is a sign of His transcendental self and his capacity for the creation of life.  An aniconic image, it is an abstract expression of the dharmic reverence for life and how it comes about. Shaivites perceive it as a fiery column of light or the axis mundi, which is the bridge between ihloka (current realm of existence) and parlok (the subsequent one). This Metal Craft Bronze lingam is a fine example of this powerful Shaivite symbol.

The distinctive stature of this sculpture would add to your space an aura of the otherworldly. The lingams in many Shiva temples around the subcontinent are said to be self-existent (to have emerged naturally out of the ground). Filled with divine power, Shiva-lingam Moorti’s are seen to emerge from a womb chamber where prayers for fecundity are offered by devotees. The same, together with the yoni extension (along the horizontal section), serve as a drain to carry away the libation poured over the lingam. In fact, the Shiva-lingam ensemble expresses the singular togetherness of Shiva with His Parvati.