- 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...
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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...
- 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...
-
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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Kulachirai Nayanar, were both
Shaivites. When the king
suffered from
boils and
incurable fever, the two
invited the
Shaivite saint, Sambandar, to Madurai...
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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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alternative to it.
Ujjain continues to be an
important place of
pilgrimage for
Shaivites,
Vaishnavites and Shaktas.
According to
Puranic legend, Ujjain, along...
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Sambandar did not want any
impalement and
urged the
Jains to
become Shaivites. However, the
Jains refused the
offer and
voluntarily impaled themselves...
- temple,
located in Rameswaram, is
considered a holy
pilgrimage site for
Shaivites,
Vaishnavites and Smarthas. Rama, the
seventh avatar of the god Vishnu...
