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Shaivism (/ˈʃaɪvɪzəm/; Sanskrit: शैवसंप्रदायः, romanized: Śaivasampradāyaḥ) is one of the
major Hindu traditions,
which worships Shiva as the
Supreme Being...
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syllable Mantra" and "6
syllable mantra" when
including Om. The
Tamil Saivaite hymn
Tiruvacakam begins with the five
letters 'Na' 'Ma' 'Śi' 'Vā' and 'Ya'...
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embodiment of air). This
temple is
considered the "Kailash of the South".
Saivaite saints of the
first century sang
about this temple. This is the only temple...
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queen Mangaiyarkarasi and his
minister Kulacchirai Nayanar - both
staunch Saivaites (worshippers of Lord Shiva) had
embraced Jainism,
forsaking the old religion...
- and reformer.
Brahmanaidu captured the fort of
Shimoga from the
Veera Saivaites on the
request of the King of Kalyani. The king in turn gave his daughter...
- fort are
still to be seen. The name
Ulundurpettai is
derived from the
Saivaite temple currently called as
Mashapureeswarar (மாஷபுரீஸ்வரர்) temple, located...
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Koviloor has
large Thanjavur paintings on the
lives of the 63
Nayanmars (
Saivaite saints) and the 64
miracles (Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam) of Lord
Shiva minutely...
- K. M.
Venkatramaiah (April 4, 1912 -
January 31, 1994) was a
Tamil and
saivaite scholar. He was born in
Karapakkam near Poonamallee. His
mother tongue...
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different types of
Vahanas for darsan.
Mahasivarathri is a
grand saivaite festival. The 18th day of
Tamil month "Aadi", the
deities will be taken...
- his
consort Parvati and the
other gods,
demigods and
goddesses of the
Saivaite pantheon,
Vishnu and his
consort Lakshmi, the Nayanmars,
other Saiva saints...
