There
are several temples dedicated to divinities other than Shiva worshipped in Linga
form in South and North of our land. Narmada Linga is worshipped in a temple in
Madhya Pradesh where the river goddess is worshipped in Linga form. Down South,
Durga Parameshvari in Kateelu, Bappanadu and elsewhere in Dakshina Kannada
district are worshiped in the form of Linga, with an outer cover of metal. Out of
9 famous Durga Parameshvari shrines near Udupi-Mangaluru, 4 are in the form of
a dome or mound, looking like Shiva linga.
It
is very difficult or unclear why of this type of statues there. These statues
are lost in a nearby river due to intermittent floods in the coastal area. Worship
of Divinities in the form of Ant-Hill or mound is somewhat primitive in nature,
replaced later by beautiful sculpted images of Devi, Subrahmanya generally in
thiysala s part of South. Even Ananteshvara form of Vishnu, in Udupi is in
Linga form, worshipped as Ananta Vishnu. Anantasana is the reclining posture of
Padmanabha, a form of Creation also known as Sesha Shayana, reclining on Ananta
the Sesha, his bed. This temple is
pre-madhva built by local rulers of Hoyasala/ Alupa dynasties which ruled this
area for over 250 years.
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