Image title: Crystal Linga (India)

This Crystal sculpture shows an image of a Shiva-Linga, from the 20th century origination from India.—Materials used: Crystal.

Description: The Linga (sign) is universally recognized in the Hindu-Buddhist world as representing the Hindu god Shiva.

Gallery information:

The Patan Museum is located on the Durbar square of Patan (Lalitpur/Lalitapura, Kathmandu, Nepal) which is associated Keshav Narayan Chowk (Keshavnarayan)—a form of Lord Vishnu. Being listed as a World Heritage Site, the whole of Durbar square is filled with exquisite temples, sculptures and other ancient structures, of which the ancient history history can be traced to the Malla Kings of Lalitpur. It is an important site for both Buddhism and Hinduism.