The ground shivling stores the holy water which drops from the above shivling
Resource #: 69017 (URL for reference)
Ground Shivling (English )
Tibet and Himalayas: Historical Account and Narrative, Bhutan Cultural Library
Location: Bukay A
Description:
by Kencho Wangmo
A shivling in the form of stone. Most of the hindu devotes offer milk from the top of shivling as it signifies purity.This images were taken on our way to Bhukey Dham.It contains images of mountains,fields,houses(local),rivers,waterfall,cave,108 stone snake heads,ground shivling(local term for god shiva's worship stone) and the Inner dark shiva temple.
Associated Resources
This resource was provided by Shejun (Documentation of Bhutan's Oral Cultures sponsored by Arcadia). The copyright holder is Shejun (only private uses permitted).
Resource type: Image
Photographer: Kencho Wangmo
Photograph Date: 06/Jun/2014