Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Bone-white with a long maroon drip trailing from the crown down to a teardrop.

This tantric lingam is from Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is quartz crystal & iron. Genuine Banalinga are generally described as forming in the currents of one short stretch of the Narmada River in central India, rather than being carved from stone or cast in bronze. Slim and gently tapered, it has a smooth ivory-gray surface and a dark maroon streak that drops from the top into a rounded blob at mid-body. A hairline crack curves across the lower third, and the base sits on a black ring. It is 9.5 inches high and 4.5 in diameter.

One bold brushstroke, executed without a second thought.