Shivling or Shiva lingam connects a devotee with the Supreme Being – Lord Shiva. The lingam is the symbol of Lord Shiva and the lingam puja helps the devotee in understanding Lord Shiva. The Lord cannot be described but still we say he is without a beginning and an end and is without a form. It is difficult for a devotee to understand this formless nature. Therefore Lord Shiva appeared in the form of a Jyotirlinga before Lord Brahma and Shri Vishnu. The Lingam thus is a symbol of Lord Shiva. Lin

Shiva Lingam is an abstract symbol of God Shiva. It propagates the concept that God can be worshiped in any convenient form or shape. So, Shiva Linga represents the formless Supreme Being Shiva that creates, sustains and destroys all the elements of the Universe. It represents the mark of the cosmos and as the symbol of the Eternal Brahman. According to Skanda Purana, Shiva Linga is described as an endless sky that holds the entire Universe. It is said that at the end of time, all the Gods and t