The round, disc-shaped pedestal on which a linga is traditionally mounted. However, some linga sculptures with square-shaped pedestals have also been found.
Linga-Pitham
Link copied!
More Definitions
Lingapitham
The disc-shaped pedestal upon which a linga, the aniconic form of the deity Shiva, is mounted within the garbhagriha or…
Bhita Lingam
Large stone sculpture found at Bhita, near Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, northern India, dated to the first century BCE and…
Fluting
Decorative ridges or grooves that are carved along the shaft of a column or pilaster to make it appear rounder…
Pietra Dura
A form of mosaic work wherein hard semi-precious stones are inlaid onto stone to form images. The decorative technique flourished…
Capital
In architecture, uppermost member of a column or pilaster, wider than the shaft and often distinctively carved or decorated in…
European Realism
A movement originating in France in the 1840s, which rejected then-prevalent ideals of Romanticism in French art and literature in…
DLN Reddy
DLN Reddy (b. 1949) is a painter and sculptor who creates figurative works that focus on physicality. He also works…
Monolith
A structure that is excavated or carved out of a single block of rock. Monoliths are usually not moved from…