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  ekamukhalinga

 

Thailand

When the rounded part of a linga (fig.) shows an engraving of a face it is called a mukhalinga, a 'linga with a face'. When it has just a single face it is called an ekamukhalinga. In some temples the linga is still worshipped today (fig.).

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