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Cleanup and removal of non-RS

This version of this article relied on too many websites/blogs/online prayer offering/tourism sites and other non-RS. I am removing them per our content guidelines. If there are concerns otherwise, let us discuss them. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 15:54, 30 September 2018 (UTC)

Black stone of Kaaba is Lingam

There is many evidence that pre Islamic Arabian worship the Black stone of Kaaba which is Shiva Lingam created durng King Vikramaditya reign who ruled in Arabia in 100BC. Spartan locke (talk) 13:45, 17 April 2019 (UTC)

why sivalinga is facing north deriction ?

Sivalinga is a holy structure of hindu. As we see while worshiping linga we see it is facing north because it is always facing Mt.kailas . 'which is known as a place where siva lived.

Wrong explanation on shivalingam

The explanation or fact that was given is wrong. Shivalingam is not a phallus shape. We need correct information. Shivalingam is a connection of cosmos and earth in scientific. Don't publish any wrong information. Hari 1213 (talk) 07:55, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

Yes, people used to argue that before the lingam at Gudimallam was discovered early last century. Johnbod (talk) 13:46, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

Description, history and others about shivalingam is wrong.

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I've had give the information of shivalingam but the Misplaced Pages editors disagree with me. I don't know what wrong with them, it's like discriminating hindu gods. I'm requesting to Misplaced Pages editors to rewrite the information about shivalingam again.

{{Hari 1213 (talk) 11:03, 5 June 2020 (UTC)}}

(edit conflict – I was writing this text in the section above but will add it here as it directly relates to H1213's post here) @Hari1213:, your edits violate Misplaced Pages policies and guidelines in several ways. Essentially the same content has been restored multiple times, with some changes which however do not change the policy violations. I will use the most recent version of your edits to illustrate this.

• The text does not have a neutral tone, but is written from the point of view of a particular religion. Examples include (but are not limited to) "In the shiva lingam the seven chakras of kundalini remain fully active. And so it’s the most powerful thing which makes a person spiritually awaken and brings peace in mind.", "Additionally, there is a mysterious or indescribable power in the linga.", "It indicates our mother nature holds us in her." This is the kind of phrasing that is appropriate for a religious or poetic text, but not for an encyclopedia.

• The text is not adequately sourced, despite the addition of some references. As an example, I checked all three references for the first part of the first paragraph. The Encyclopedia of Hinduism, page 17, does not appear to support any of that information. Introducing Hinduism: A Graphic Guide does not have pages so "page 17" is hard to find, but again I am unable to verify any of the claims in there. (As an aside, that book defines "lingam" as "phallus", which I believe is one of the claims you dispute.) The Lord Shiva does not meet the requirements for a reliable source.

• The text is often difficult or impossible to understand – this is not a policy violation as such, but it is of course not helpful to our readers to have encyclopedia articles that can't be understood. For example, the first sentence read "A Shivalingam or lingam is known as a symbol of lord shiva in form of a lingam in Hinduism that being worshiped for decades" (a lingam is a symbol in the form of a lingam?). There are also multiple language errors that make the text difficult to understand, as well as use of terminology or other vocabulary that's specific to the religion.

• Finally, the edits also removed quite a lot of well-sourced content, including the basic explanations that helps a reader understand what the article is even about.

If you have suggestions for additions, things that are missing in the article, please suggest them here on the talk page together with the supporting sources. Similarly, if there are claims in the article which you have good reason to think is inappropriate, bring it up here on the talk page. Please make explicit suggestions such as "Change  to " with a source (but don't make a suggestion for changing the entire text in one go.) Uninvolved editors would then be able to see whether something should be added or changed, and they could edit the article accordingly. Regards, --bonadea contributions talk 11:30, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

Sure. My only concern is that shivalingam is not a sexual organ or phallus. I will give some evidence or support material to you. Hari 1213 (talk) 12:44, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

It is a symbolic representation of a phallus, as all the best sources agree. In the 19th century some Hindu writers tried to claim otherwise, but, as was explained to you, the discovery of the ancient Gudimallam lingam and other early evidence made this line untenable about a century ago. That's why people keep reverting you - you are wrong. Read better-quality sources. Johnbod (talk) 17:39, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

(Need to change):

1. It often is found within a lipped, disked structure that is an emblem of goddess Shakti and this is called the yoni

2. they symbolize the union of the feminine and the masculine principles, and "the totality of all existence",

3. the lingam symbolizes Shiva in Hinduism, and it is also a phallic symbol

4. Since the 19th-century, states Dasgupta, the popular literature has represented the lingam as the male sex organ

5. The shaivites, a linga is neither a phallus nor do they practice the worship of erotic penis-vulva, rather the linga-yoni is a symbol of cosmic mysteries.

6. *shivalingam does nt have any history*

7. About the gudimallam lingam- it is not an erect phallus. Has a story

8. the Mahabharata is the first ancient Hindu text where the lingam is "unequivocally designating the sexual organ of Shiva". Hari 1213 (talk) 03:04, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

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