anda ▁sculpt ured ▁pan els ▁of ▁the ▁Pal lava ▁period ▁stand ▁as ▁a ▁test ament . ▁ ▁Other ▁Im ages ▁Sh iva ▁is ▁wor sh ipped ▁in ▁ 9 ▁forms ▁namely ▁L ing a , ▁L ing odb h ava , ▁Ch and ras he kh ara , ▁Som ask and ha , ▁Bh ai ra va , ▁Ve er ab had ra , ▁Nat ara aja , ▁and ▁Dak sh in amo orth y . ▁ ▁L ing oth b h ava ▁ ▁L ing oth b h ava ▁or ▁emer gence ▁of ▁ling a , ▁found ▁in ▁various ▁pur anas ▁as ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁Sh iva , ▁aug ments ▁the ▁synth esis ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁cult s ▁of ▁pill ar ▁and ▁ph all ic ▁worship . ▁The ▁idea ▁emer ged ▁from ▁de ity ▁res iding ▁in ▁a ▁pill ar ▁and ▁later ▁visual ised ▁as ▁Sh iva ▁emer ging ▁from ▁the ▁ling am ▁The ▁ling oth b hav ar ▁image ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁prec inct ▁around ▁the ▁san ct um ▁in ▁the ▁wall ▁exactly ▁behind ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁Sh iva . ▁ ▁Appar , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁Sa iv ite ▁saint ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁century , ▁gives ▁evidence ▁of ▁this ▁knowledge ▁of ▁pur an ic ▁episodes ▁rel ating ▁to ▁L ing oth b hav ar ▁form ▁of ▁Sh iva ▁while ▁Tir ug n ana ▁S amb and ar ▁refers ▁this ▁form ▁of ▁Sh iva ▁as ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁light ▁that ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁compreh ended ▁by