What is the meaning of Lingapooja?

Answer 1

The word linga connotes the very place or state from where the universe manifests and in which it dissovels. The Sanskrit shloka defining LINGA is as follows. LAYAM GACCHANTI BHOOTANI SAMHARE NISCHALAM YATHA [As everything dissolves in it at he end of universe] SRISHTI KALE PUNAH SRISHTIM TASMAT LINGAM UDARHUTAM [and emerges from it at the time of beginning, it is called lingam]. Lingapooja is worshiping this lingam, i.e. actually trying to reorient yourself to your true self..