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Shaligram
Fossilized shell used in Vaishnava Hinduism / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Saligrama" redirects here. For other uses, see Saligrama (disambiguation).
A shaligram, or shaligrama shila (Devanagari: शालिग्राम शिला; IAST: Śāligrāma-śilā), is a fossilized stone or ammonite collected from the riverbed or banks of the Kali Gandaki, a tributary of the Gandaki River in Nepal.[1] It is also considered a form of Vishnu within Hinduism.[2][3][4] The Kali Gandaki river flows through sacred places such as Muktinath and Damodar Kunda, enhancing the spiritual significance of these shaligrams.[5]
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