Dear Sri. Vikram Srinivas,
You would be able to see the information about lingOdbhava mUrti at
http://www.shaivism.org/maling.html You would be able to see the
shlokas, descriptions as well as pictures of the mAheshvara mUrthams
(25 forms, 64 forms have just listing as of now.) at
http://www.shaivism.org/maahesh.html

namaH shivAya

love,
Ganesh
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<wikramsrinivas@y...> wrote:
> SivAbhyam namaH
>
> Namaste friends,
> Lord Shiva is believed to have taken 64 sporting
> forms also called leela vigrahas. One amongest them is the
ligodbhava
> form where the Lord is depicted as emerging from a huge Lingam.I
> would like to know more about this form of the Lord. It is also
said
> that this is the reson for celebrating the Kartikai deepam
festival.
> I also want to know if this form of the Lord has been sung by tamil
> shaivite saints, with the songs.
>
> Regards,
> Vikram Srinivas