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Many people oppose the offering of Turmeric (Haldi) on Shivling by claiming that Haldi is of feminin nature while Shivling is of masculine. By that logic, Kumkum should also be prohibited for Shivling as it is also related to females, but Lingashtakam, shlok 5 allows offering of kumkum. So is offering Haldi to shivling allowed or not as per the scriptures?

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The Siva Puran says in one place:- excerpt from Siva Puran

Rice grains beautified with turmeric powder. Specifically the rice grain is being adorned.

Traditionally turmeric itself is believed to be feminine and not to be used as an offering.

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