"Lingam" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... February is the greatest Civaite day in the year. It celebrates Civa's first manifestation of himself in phallic form. To keep this day holy expiates from all sin, and secures bliss hereafter. The worshipper must fast and revere the Linga. Offerings are made to the Linga. It is, of course, a celebration formed of unmeaning repetitions of syllables and the invocation of female Caktis, snapping the fingers, gesticulating, and performing all the humbug called for by ...
— The Religions of India - Handbooks On The History Of Religions, Volume 1, Edited By Morris Jastrow • Edward Washburn Hopkins |
