Shaligram

A shaligram, or shaligrama shila, is a fossilized stone or ammonite collected from the riverbed or banks of the Kali Gandaki, a tributary of the Gandaki River in Nepal. They are associated with Vishnu.

Shaligram Media

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  These ammonite fossils serve as a non-anthropomorphic symbol of Vishnu.

• Lakshmi-Narasimha Shaligram Arnab Dutta.jpg

  Lakshmi-Narasimha shaligrama shila worshipped in West Bengal

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  An idol of Venkateshvara in a temple of Miami decked with a garland made of 108 shaligrama shilas

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  The largest shaligrama shila situated on the banks of the Kaligandaki river at Setibeni situated at the junctions of Parbat, Gulmi and Syangja districts in Nepal

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  shaligrama shila worshipped in Hooghly district, West Bengal