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Lingayats
Regions with significant populations
India
Other significant population centers:
United States
United Kingdom
Australia
Languages
Kannada
Marathi
Telugu
Konkani
Tamil
Malayalam
Hindi
Religion
Hinduism(Lingayatism)
Related ethnic groups
Dravidian
Lingayat, also known as Veerashaiva /ˈvɪərəʃaɪvə/, are a community in India who adhere to Lingayatism, a sect under Hinduism. This is a list of notable Lingayats:[1][2][3]
^"Prominent Figures – Veerashaiva.info". Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
^Community dominance and political modernisation: the Lingayats
12th-century adherents of this faith are known as Lingayats. Lingayatism is known for its unique practice of Ishtalinga worship, where adherents carry a personal...
issues and personal devotion. They were composed in Kannada by saints of the Lingayat faith, most notably Basavanna, Akka Mahadevi, and Allama Prabhu. Vachanas...
among the five acharya ("saint") of the Veerashaiva faith. Siddheshwar was a great contributor to Lingayat sampradaya of Hinduism. He was a great mystic...
people Konkani people Lists of Indians by state List of Lingayats Kannada people Recipients of the Karnataka Ratna People from Uttara Kannada District...
mundane questions of life, in open. The traditional legends and hagiographic texts state Basava to be the founder of the Lingayats. However, modern scholarship...
Vacanas: Some poems of Allamaprabhu and other Virasaiva saints, MD Shirley Lingayats as a Sect, William McCormack (1963), The Journal of the Royal Anthropological...
sacred text ofLingayat. The epic poem narrates the life story of philosopher and social reformer Basava (1134–1196 CE), the founder ofLingayat . He is also...
Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707–1813 by Jaswant Lal Mehta p.458 "Include Balija caste in OBC list, demand Lingayats". The Hans India. July...
whom Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes account for more than 200,000; Lingayat for around 200,000; Ediga for 220,000; Banjara for 100,000; Muslim for...
Reddy Vokkaliga, Gounder, Tulu Gowda. etc. Lingayat converts of the various Vokkaligas are categorised as Lingayats. Exogamy at the family/clan level is strictly...
experience of all as a form of god. It is a concept in Lingayatism. ListofLingayats M. R. Sakhare, History and Philosophy of the Lingayat Religion, Prasaranga...
constituency). The major communities residing in this constituency are Lingayats, Muslims, and Dalits. The constituency is known for its historical and...
anthology of poems in the Kannada language that includes the vachanas and dialogues of several Lingayat saints. It is an important part of the holy scriptures...
12th-century. Lingayatism is derived from the term linga and suffix ayta. The term Lingayat is based on the practice of both genders ofLingayats wearing an...
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This is a listof notable people who belong to the Hindu Brahmin caste. Kattingeri Krishna Hebbar, artist M. V. Dhurandhar, Indian artist known for his...
state of Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu. This is a listof notable Kurubas. Beerappa is a God of Kuruba...
of the most famous and influential philosophers of all time were from the Indian Subcontinent such as Buddha, Nagarjuna, Adi Sankara, etc. This list is...
"Karnataka: BJP Putting Hindutva on Backburner Is Proof of Electoral Significance ofLingayats". The Wire. Retrieved 3 May 2023. Daniyal, Shoaib (2 May...
burnt the Desires of Lust and Greed of materliastic possessions and comfort. Mantra is the holy chanting words. Normally Lingayats chant " OM LINGAYA...
modernisation: the Lingayats. Mittal Publications. p. 218. ISBN 978-81-7099-867-9. "Listof the Institutions" (PDF). Karnataka Lingayat Education Society's...
extended to Vokkaligas and Lingayats under new categories of 2C and 2D. This also led to protests by various communities across parts of the states and also...
the iconographic form of Ishtalinga, which the adherents wear. Large communities ofLingayats are found in the south Indian state of Karnataka and nearby...