Phallic worship would seem to have been always confined to these temples, with ophiolatry -- the nagas or water-snake deities being accommodated in sacred tanks, in the midst of which the early Kashmir temples were usually placed. From Wordnik.com. [A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil] Reference
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