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  Somnath Shivling destroyed by Mahmud Ghazni 1,000 years ago revived by Agnihotri Brahmin family

  India | February 14, 2025 13:30 IST

  In 1924, the then Shankaracharya instructed the family who had preserved the broken pieces of the Shivling to keep it hidden for 100 years and to continue worshipping it.

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  Sadhus fume as dozens of shiv lingams found in rubble near a drain in Varanasi

  India | December 20, 2018 23:42 IST

  Those behind it must be caught and punished, said Avimukteshwaranand.

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  'Chahri Mubarak' leaves Srinagar for Amarnath cave

  India | August 06, 2014 14:09 IST

  Srinagar: A procession of sadhus carried the traditional 'Chahri Mubarak' (Lord Shiva's mace) on Wednesday from here to the Amarnath cave shrine.Amid chanting of vedic hymns, a procession of devotees, including Swami Dipinder Giri its

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  Know about the holy Amarnath Yatra (in pics)

  India | July 05, 2013 13:57 IST

  New Delhi: Amarnath Yatra has begun, with thousands of pilgrims awaiting their turn to have the darshan (view) of the holy Lingam inside the Amarnath cave.The holy cave of Amarnath is believed to be the

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  21 Feet High Ice Shiv Lingam Created in Mulund Temple

  India | March 25, 2012 13:24 IST

  Thane, Mar 25: A 21-feet high ice shiv lingam has been created in the 111-year-old Shiv Temple in Mulund in the suburbs of Mumbai. The temple organisers claim that this is the world's tallest ice

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  Amarnath Holy Shivlingam Reduced To 6 Feet

  India | July 10, 2011 11:37 IST

  Srinagar, Jul 10: The holy shivlingam at Amarnath cave has reduced from 14 feet in the beginning to a mere six feet, due to constant heat generated because of a large number of devotees congregating