About The Lingayat community are devotees of Lord Shiva. The Lingayat sect is believed to have stemmed from the principles of the 12th century social reformer and Kannada poet Basava. Basavanna started a radical anti-caste movement which rejected orthodox ritualistic …
About Lingayat sect The Lingayat sect is believed to have stemmed from the principles of the 12th century social reformer and Kannada poet Basava. Inspired by the ‘Bhakti’ movement, Basava rejected temple worship and Brahmin rituals and envisaged a religion …