Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: The famous `` man-size '' lingam in the Parashurameshwar Temple in the Chitoor Distirct of the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh , better known as the Gudimallam Lingam , is about 1.5 metres in height , carved in polished black granite .
Simplified: The famous man-size lingam in the Parashurameshwar Temple in the Chitoor Distirct of the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh , better known as the Gudimallam Lingam , is about 1.5 metres in height , carved in polished black granite .