Shiva lingam. Thailand

The primal energy of the creator represented by a Shiva lingam. Thailand.

 

Shiva Lingam in Afghanistan 9th century

Lingam with the Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga) 9th C. Shahi Kingdom, Afghanistan. The Hindu Deity Shiva's emblem is the lingam a phallus symbolizing the great generative force of the universe.
 

Shiva At The Brihadishwara Temple

Shiva At The Brihadishwara Temple, Gangaikondacholapuram, India
 

Shiva Nataraja in Chidambaram

Shiva Nataraja in Chidambaram and Madurai Meenakshi amman temple ‘VeLLiyamabalam’.
Chidambaram is the shrine of Nataraja performing the Cosmic Dance.
Normally, the Dancing Nataraja stands on his right leg and throws across the left leg. According to the ThiruviLaiyaadal puraaNam, there was a Pandya king who was grief-striken because of this. He felt that Nataraja has been standing on his right leg for eons of time.

 He prayed ardently to Nataraja to shift his stance and chang...e his posture. He wanted to Nataraja to stand on His left leg and life up and throw across His right leg.

Because of his prayers, Nataraja appeared and hearing the Pandya’s plea, shifted his legs. He stood on his left leg and lifted his right leg and danced thus.
This is known as ‘Kaal maaRi aadiya patalam’ among the 64 ThiruviLaiyaadal’s - 64 Divine Sports of SriChockanatha Peruman of Madurai.

Gangaikondacholapuram Temple,Tamilnadu,India

Gangaikondacholapuram Temple,Tamilnadu,India
The temple of Gangaikonda Cholapuram follows the plan of the great temple of Thanjavur in most details it has char...acteristics of its own. From the remains it may be seen that it had only one enclosure wall and a gopura while the Thanjavur temple has two gopuras and enclosures. It is larger in plan though not as tall, the vimana being 100 feet square at the base and 186 feet high. The temple, which forms a large rectangle 340 feet long and 110 feet wide occupies the middle of an immense walled enclosure mainly built for defensive purposes. The vimana has the same construction as in Thanjavur, but the number of tiers making up the pyramidal body is only eight as against 13 in Thanjavur. The most important difference lies in the introduction of curves in the place of the strong straight lines of the Thanjavur vimana. The pyramidal body is slightly concave in its outline at its angles while the sides are curved to produce a somewhat convex outline. These curves enhance the beauty of form of the vimana though they distract from its stateliness and power.
 

Chamundeshwari Temple,Mysore

Chamundeshwari Temple,Mysore
The Chamundeshwari Temple is located on the top of Chamundi Hills about 13 km from the palace city of Mysore in the state of Karnat...aka in India. The temple was named after Chamundeshwari or Durga, the fierce form of Shakti, a tutelary deity held in reverence for centuries by Mysore Maharajas.

The original shrine is thought to have been built in the 12th century by Hoysala rulers while its tower was probably built by the Vijayanagar rulers of the 17th century. In 1659, a flight of one thousand steps was built leading up to the summit of the hill.
The temple has a seven storey tall Gopura decorated with intricate carvings. The deity of the goddess is said to be made of gold and the temple doors of silver.
(Wikipedia)
 

Shore Temple,Mamallapuram

Shore Temple,Mamallapuram
The Shore Temple,situated on the shores of the Bay of Bengal in Mamallapuram near Chennai in the state of Tamil Nadu,India.It was built in the 8th century A.D during the reign of King Narasimhavarman II of the Pallava dynasty.The Pallavas ruled from Kanchipuram and Mamallapuram or Mahabalipuram as it is now called was their port city.