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Detailed explanation-1: -The linga was excavated at Mỹ Sơn in Quang Nam province of Vietnam at Cham temple complex. It is a part of the UNESCO world heritage site and was built during the reign of King Indravarman II, a ruler of the Khmer Empire. Reaffirming a civilisational connect.

Detailed explanation-2: -Archaeological and epigraphical studies suggest that Gudimallam Lingam, one of the oldest Shiva Linga in the world is in the Parasuramesvara temple, one of the temples in Gudimallam. The Lingam has been variously dated between 3rd-century BCE and 2nd-century CE.

Detailed explanation-3: -Therefore, last week when a four-member restoration team of the ASI discovered an 1100-year-old monolithic sandstone shiva lingam, a representation of the Hindu deity Shiva, it was seen as a moment of great pride by India. External Affairs Minister S.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Mỹ Sơn temple complex is regarded one of the foremost Hindu temple complexes in Southeast Asia and is the foremost heritage site of this nature in Vietnam.

Detailed explanation-5: -Conversation. 2.26 meter tall Spatika Lingam unearthed 150 km from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is 1, 600 years old which means it was installed by the Chola Empire before King Raja Raja Chola. Sanatana Dharma was in vogue in most part of the world centuries before Desert Delusions arrived.