Ganesha / Shiva Lingam Family Group Rare Detailed Early 20th Century Marble Altar from India #56

Ganesha / Shiva Lingam Family Group Rare Detailed Early 20th Century Marble Altar from India #56Ganesha Shiva Lingam Family Group Rare Detailed Early 20th Century Marble Altar from India #56 A Home Altar Shrine in a Hindu Household is given the most auspicious location in the house. Ancient scripture called this the Devatarchanam, the place for Honoring Divinity, according to "Hinduism Today Magazine." The Ancient Vedic Science of Architectural Design, Vaastu Shastra, specifies the northeast corner of the house for the Altar. Northeast is the

• Ganesha / Shiva Lingam Family Group Rare Detailed Early 20th Century Marble Altar from India #56
  
• A Home Altar/ Shrine in a Hindu Household is given the most auspicious location in the house. Ancient scripture called this the Devatarchanam, the place for Honoring Divinity, according to "Hinduism Today Magazine."
  
• The Ancient Vedic Science of Architectural Design, Vaastu Shastra, specifies the northeast corner of the house for the Altar. Northeast is the Mystical Direction of Isana, a Manifestation of the all-powerful Deity Shiva.
  
• The Altar/ Shrine space is used solely for Worship, even if the home is very small and only a portion of a room can be set aside. In this space, members of the family gather for daily rituals, individual and group meditation and private worship and prayer.
  
• Measures approx. 1.25"T x 2.5"W x 3.75"L
  
• Condition: Very good. Original hand carving of White Marble beneath a very heavy patina of devotional and ritual offering's stains.
• Origin is India
• Lingam, (Sanskrit: “sign” or “distinguishing symbol”) also spelled Linga. In Hinduism, a Votary Object that symbolizes the God Shiva, and is revered as an Emblem of Generative Power. The Lingam appears in Shaivite temples and in private Shrines throughout India.
• The upper part of the Shiva-Ling represents the Phallus or the Male Organ, whereas the base or the lower part of the Shiva-Ling represents the Yoni or the Vulva. It is this Divine and Cosmic Union that leads to the Creation of New Lives.
• Shiva Lingam, with Parvati, and their sons Kartikeya and Shri Ganesh along with with Nandi are represented on this beautiful detailed Shrine.