- one with
Shiva within. The
followers of
Shaivism are
called Shaivas or
Shaivites.
Shiva (śiva, Sanskrit: शिव)
literally means kind, friendly, gracious...
- "The
linga is
worshipped by all
Shaivites, but it is the
special emblem of the Lin****ats or Virashaivas, a
Shaivite sect." For an
overview of the Shaiva...
- of a role in the
Hinduism of
recent centuries than in
ancient India.
Shaivites hold that,
according to
Shaiva Agama,
Shiva performs five
actions – creation...
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Tripundra (Sanskrit: त्रिपुण्ड्र tripuṇḍra "three marks") is a
Hindu Shaivite tilaka, worn by
Shaivas as an
indication of
their affiliation with Shiva...
-
paved the way for the
indigenous Vijayanagara Empire.
Embracing a
strong Shaivite tradition and
building upon the
military technology of the sultanate, the...
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philosopher credited with
reviving Hinduism Shiva, whom Hindus,
especially Shaivites,
worship as
supreme God or
their Supreme Being Sankara (2007 film), a...
-
global Hindu po****tion. The vast
majority of
Indian Hindus belong to
Shaivite,
Vaishnavite and
Shakta denominations.
India is one of the
three countries...
-
murtis of Vishnu, or his ****ociated
avatars such as
Krishna or Rama.
Shaivites worship Shiva,
either figuratively, or
through his
Lingam murti. As Shaivism...
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pilgrims to
Sabarimala are
based on five
worshipping methods;
those of
Shaivites,
Shaktists and Vaishnavites. At first,
there were
three sections of devotees...
- dreadful', 'dreadless', IAST: aghora) are a
monastic order of
ascetic Shaivite sadhus based in
Uttar Pradesh, India. They are the only
surviving sect...
