2) linga. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Variant of lingam....

3) Ellora. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...king Krishna I (reigned c.756-773). Dedicated to the god Shiva, who is enshrined as a giant lingam in the innermost sanctuary, the temple is a free-standing structure,...

4) Shiva. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...the god of destruction and cosmic dissolution. He is commonly worshiped in the form of the lingam, or symbolic phallus. His other main forms are the great yogi, or...

5) phallic worship. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...the deity Shiva was often represented by and worshiped as a phallic symbol called the lingam. Phallic worship has also been practiced among the Egyptians in the worship...

6) fertility rites. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...that a fertile marriage would result if virgins were first deflowered by means of the lingam, a stone phallus symbolizing the god Shiva. Sacrifices of both humans...