um ) ▁has ▁a ▁beautiful ly ▁car ved ▁L ing am ▁( an icon ic ▁symbol ▁of ▁Sh iva ) ▁which ▁was ▁decor ated ▁with ▁pre cious ▁stones ▁and ▁fra gr ant ▁flowers . ▁The ▁L ing am ▁was ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁Kal p av rik sha ▁( div ine , ▁wish - ful fill ing ▁tree ) ▁on ▁each ▁side , ▁whose ▁flowers ▁em itted ▁a ▁sal ub ri ous ▁fra gr ance ▁that ▁diff used ▁every ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁temple . ▁Se kk iz har ▁says ▁that : ▁' H is ▁mind ▁was ▁his ▁temple , ▁self - real ization ▁was ▁the ▁lamp ▁lit ▁in ▁the ▁temple ; ▁he ▁b athed ▁the ▁L ing am ▁in ▁waters ▁of ▁An anda ▁( bl iss ) ▁and ▁wor sh ipped ▁the ▁Lord ▁with ▁the ▁el ix ir ▁of ▁supre me ▁Love '. ▁V ay ilar ▁is ▁described ▁to ▁be ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁worship ▁of ▁Sh iva ▁of ▁his ▁mind ▁temple ▁day ▁and ▁night . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁care ▁for ▁food ▁or ▁rest , ▁rain ▁or ▁sh ine , ▁night ▁or ▁day ▁and ▁continue ▁to ▁serve ▁God . ▁Over ▁course ▁of ▁time , ▁the ▁temple ▁and ▁the ▁L ing am ▁disappeared ▁and ▁his ▁soul ▁became ▁one ▁with ▁God . ▁ ▁Rem emb rance ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁N ay an ars , ▁Sund ar ar ▁( 8 th ▁century ) ▁mentions ▁V ay ilar ▁in ▁h ymn ▁to ▁various ▁N ay an ar ▁sain ts . ▁ ▁A ▁shr ine ▁is ▁dedicated