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title: "What do you know about Shiva-Linga?"  
description: "What do you know about Shiva-Linga?"  
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published: 2021-03-24  
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# What do you know about Shiva-Linga?

What do you know about Shiva-Linga?

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## Answers

### Answer by Shraishth Verma

Mahadev - Shiva, The Destroyer of Evil, called by various terms but ultimately the Supreme power. Living as a Hindu, maximum people appear across the term “**Jyotirlinga**” quite a few times as evolving. Shiva’s Jyotirlinga is ultimately esteemed among the Hindus. A Jyotirlinga is a monument where Lord Shiva is worshipped in the shape of a Jyotirlingam. It is also called as '**Shiva-Linga**' Now the question arises \
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## What a Shiva-Linga is?

It is the bright indication of The Almighty. Which is generally denoted as a Jyotirlinga. It is a religious articulation of Lord Shiva. The word ‘**Jyoti**’ refers to light & ‘**linga**’ refers to sign. Jyotirlinga is said to be the light of Lord Shiva. \
**Know more about Jyotirlingam: [How many Jyotirlingas are there all over India, and where are they located?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93611/how-many-jyotirlingas-are-there-all-over-india-and-where-are-they-located)**


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