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lin·gam

 (lĭng′gəm) also lin·ga (lĭn′gə)
n. Hinduism
A stylized phallus worshiped as a symbol of the god Shiva.

[Sanskrit liṅgam, mark, penis.]
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Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) leader, Mr Biggie Butale has appealed to Nata/Gweta electorate to vote for their candidate, Mr Joe Linga during the com ing general election.
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In Linga village, some 3km away from Mikwani, Onesmus Muange, a smallholder farmer and a member of another group known as 'Sweat is Good' has completely transformed his three-acre piece of land into a 'dryland forest,' by regenerating the existing trees and shrubs, as well as planting new ones whenever it rains.A PROMISING CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURAL PRACTICEThe last time it rained in Linga village was seven months ago.
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An archeological team has found a metre-long tipless stone linga (penis) of the Hindu deity Shiva in the foundations of a temple in Kratie province's historical Samphu Borak area, a former capital of the pre-Angkor Empire Chenla period.
Praveen Linga wasjailed for two years for the false imprisonment of a woman at a Reading restauranton Friday, May 25, 2018.
Verdades Linga explained the vaccination drives are part of the city's outbreak response immunization (ORI) plan to ensure that children ages six months to five years old received free measles immunization.
Prasad had made the statement during a press conference after Tharoor quoted an unnamed RSS source as saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was like a "scorpion sitting on a Shiva Linga who cannot be removed by hand or hit with a chappal (slipper) either".
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The task force will be headed by City Health Officer Verdades Linga with Frederika Rentoy, head of the Quezon City Environmental Protection and Waste Management Department as vice chairman.
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