lingam

Example Sentences

• "Then we have the very numerous lingams (conventional representations of the male organ) to be seen, scores and scores of them, in the arcades and cloisters of the Hindu Temples - to which women of all classes, especially those who wish to become mothers, resort, anointing them copiously with oil, and signalizing their respect and devotion to them in a very practical way."
• "Caylus presents Pan in the act of pouring water upon the male member; that is, invigorating the creative power by the application of the prolific element upon which it acted. In India, it was customary to pour sacred water from the Ganges upon the Lingam, the symbol of Siva."
• "Then when his lingam is erect he should touch her with his hands in various places, and gently manipulate various parts of the body."
• "This compound, when applied to the lingam, results in sexual dominance."
• "When the sages saw the great god Siva so haggard and sad, they treated him with scorn and saluted him only with bent heads. Sica^([sic – meaning Siva]), tired and weary, asked only for "alms". Thus the god went about begging along the roads of Darauvanam. As the women looked at him, they felt a pang in their heart. Their minds were perturbed and their hearts agitated by the sensations of love. They forsook the beds of the sages and followed Siva. As the sages saw their wives following Siva, they pronounced a curse upon him; "May his lingam fall to the ground.""
• "He still enjoys a tumble with her now as much as when they were youngsters, his voice cracking and his lingam a sprout that seemed never to get soft."