{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Arte Orientale Bologna","provider_url":"https:\/\/arte-orientale.com\/en\/","author_name":"Andrea Cudia","author_url":"https:\/\/arte-orientale.com\/en\/author\/andrea\/","title":"Ayigalu Pendant for Shiva Lingam - Arte Orientale Bologna","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"gQFfIy4Hl3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arte-orientale.com\/en\/prodotto\/ayigalu-pendant-for-shiva-lingam\/\">Ayigalu Pendant for Shiva Lingam<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/arte-orientale.com\/en\/prodotto\/ayigalu-pendant-for-shiva-lingam\/embed\/#?secret=gQFfIy4Hl3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Ayigalu Pendant for Shiva Lingam&#8221; &#8212; Arte Orientale Bologna\" data-secret=\"gQFfIy4Hl3\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/arte-orientale.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/arte-orientale.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DSC_3774.webp","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"description":"Antique container pendant for a Shiva Lingam, known as Ayigalu, made of solid silver and originating from southern India.This particular type of devotional jewellery was traditionally worn by the Lingayats, a religious community of southern India devoted to Shiva. The pendant served as a container for a small portable Lingam, or jangama lingam, a sacred symbol of Shiva, allowing the devotee to carry a personal object of devotion.This example no longer contains the Lingam originally kept inside. The pendant is threaded onto a cord; the total length of the necklace when closed is 17.72 in (45 cm).Provenience: Karnataka, India.Closed Necklace Length: 17.72 in (45 cm).Pendant: 2.52 \u00d7 2.13 in (6.4 \u00d7 5.4 cm).Weight: 3.27 oz (92.6 g)."}