Salagrama
English
Alternative forms
- Salagramma
- Saligrama
- Saligram
- Shaligram
- Shaligrama
- Shalagrama
Etymology
From Sanskrit शालग्राम (śālagrāma, “a village in ancient India”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaːlaːɡɹaːmə/
Noun
Salagrama (plural Salagramas)
- (Hinduism) A fossil ammonite held by the Hindus to be representative of Vishnu.