Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

A maroon thundercloud has settled across the middle, dripping a little at the lower edge.

This tantric lingam is from Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is quartz crystal & iron. The article describes Banalinga as chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline quartz with iron oxide deposits, and says scholars link their naturally occurring markings, considered spiritually auspicious, to meteoric iron. A stout oval in gray-green and tan tones. A broad band of dark maroon wraps the shoulder, with ragged drips trailing downward, and more maroon pools around the foot. Pale blotches appear near the top. The finish is satin smooth. It is 11.25 inches high and 6.25 in diameter.

Dramatic weather, permanently on display and never once rained out.