- A shaligram, or
shaligrama shila (Devanagari: शालिग्राम शिला; IAST: Śāligrāma-śilā), is a
fossilized stone or
ammonite collected from the
riverbed or banks...
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clothes and
ornaments for his
Shaligramas in charity. However,
Gopala Bhatta couldn't use
these for his round-shaped
Shaligramas. He
advised the
donor to give...
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shaligramas. It is
believed once a
wealthy man came to
Vrindavana and
offered Gopala Bhatta a
variety of
clothing and
ornaments for his
shaligramas in...
- are the
temple complex in
Pashupatinath and Muktinath, also
known as
Shaligrama because of the
presence of the
sacred black rocks called shaligrams. The...
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downstream from Muktinath, is
considered to be the only
source of the
shaligrama shila, the non-anthropomorphic
representation of Vishnu. The
Tibetan Buddhist...
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between a
tulasi plant or holy
basil (the
personification of Lakshmi) and a
shaligrama or an amla
branch (the
personifications of Vishnu).
Tulasi Vivaha signifies...
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identity of the prince.
Chandrahasa grew to fend for himself,
finding a
shaligrama, a
sacred marble of Vishnu, that
served as his talisman. One day, Dushtabuddhi...
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carrying an
image made of
shaligramas came here and
requested Lakshmi (who was in disguise),
Hanuman entrusted the
shaligrama to her and
requested her...
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houses the
presiding deity Varaha (Bhu Varahaswamy). The 2 ft (0.61 m)-
shaligrama stone image depicts the boar-faced
Varaha standing in a
victorious posture...
- non-murti
symbolism is also
common wherein the
aromatic tulasi plant or
shaligrama is an
aniconic reminder of the
spiritualism in Vishnu. In the Shaivism...
