Lingayat sect
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Lingayat — /ling gah yit/, n. Hinduism. a member of the Lingayata cult. [1665 75; < Kannada lingayata; see LINGA] * * * Member of a Hindu sect that worships Shiva as the only deity. It has a wide following in southern India. Its followers take their name (… … Universalium
Lingayat — noun Etymology: Kannada lingāyata Date: 1901 a member of a Saiva sect of southern India marked by wearing of the lingam and characterized by denial of caste distinctions … New Collegiate Dictionary
Basava — ▪ Hindu religious leader flourished 12th century, South India Hindu religious reformer, teacher, theologian, and administrator of the royal treasury of the Calukya king Bijjala I (reigned 1156–67). Basava is the subject of the Basava Purana … Universalium
Medieval Kannada literature — covered a wide range of subjects and genres which can broadly be classified under the Jain, Virashaiva, Vaishnava and secular traditions. These include writings from the 7th century rise of the Badami Chalukya empire to the 16th century,… … Wikipedia
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Balija — is a warrior / trading / agrarian community found in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh (concentrated in the Rayalaseema region), Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. They are also found in Maharashtra and Kerala.Balija is a sub caste of the Kapu (caste).… … Wikipedia
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Mahā-śivarātrī — ▪ Hindu festival (Sanskrit: “Great Night of Śiva”), the most important sectarian festival of the year for devotees of the Hindu god Śiva (Shiva). The 14th day of the dark half of each lunar month is specially sacred to Śiva, but when it… … Universalium
Lingayatism — or Veerashaivism is a Hindu religious sect in India but a Dharma. The adherents of this faith are known as Lingayats or Veerashaivas . The term is derived from Lingavantha in Kannada. This became more prominent after a reform movement attributed… … Wikipedia
Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… … Universalium
