Description

Marble Shivling Approx 10 Inch is a shivling for a home mandir, in marble and at roughly ten inches. The word approximately is on the listing itself, so treat the size as a guide rather than a specification.

A shivling at home is set up for abhishek, the pouring of water, milk, curd, honey and ghee over it, either daily, on a Monday, or through the month of Shravan and on Mahashivratri. That is why it is normally placed where the liquid can run off and be collected rather than on a dry shelf.

What is it actually made of? The listing says marble and gives no more than that, so we cannot tell you whether it is solid stone or a marble composite. At forty five euros that is a fair thing to want to know, so ring +31 6 20009192 and ask before ordering.

What is poured over it during abhishek? Water on an ordinary day. For a full abhishek it is panchamrit, the five, meaning milk, curd, ghee, honey and sugar, followed by water to rinse. Bilva leaves are offered on top afterwards where they can be got hold of.

The water for it is poured from something like a small copper vessel, and the pooja and festival shelf in full carries the Ganga jal, the cloth and the lamps that go with it. Wipe it dry after abhishek, because milk and honey leave a mark on marble if they are left to stand. Order online at Panjab Supermarket for same-day delivery across Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Leidsche Rijn, Vleuten, Maarssen, Zeist, Bunnik, IJsselstein, Vianen, and Culemborg. Free delivery on orders over 49 euros.