INDIA, February 20, 2012 (DNA India): A devotee of Lord Shiva has made a 31-feet tall Shivalingam from Rudrakshas at Kharel village in Dharampur taluka of Valsad district.
Vyas, a resident of Dharampur, has in-depth knowledge of Rudrakshas. The Shivling he has made is 31 ft 3 inches high and 16 ft wide. It took Vyas, who designed the whole Shivalingam, over four months to complete the structure with the help of about 50 laborers. The lingam is unique in the sense that Vyas has used all types of Rudrakshas (from one-faced to 20-faced).
“We had been working day and night to complete the Shivalingam on time. Two million Rudrakshas have been used to make the Shivalingam. We checked each Rudraksha for its originality and then used it,” said Vyas. A group of purohits will offer puja before it is thrown open to public on February 19.
Vyas has been making Rudraksha Shivalingams since 2000. The first measured just 11 inches. He has already entered the Limca Book of Records twice — for creating a 15-ft high Rudraksha Shivalingam in 2008, and a 25-ft high Rudraksha Shivalingam in 2010.