lingayats

Who Were The Virashaivas?

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Who Were The Virashaivas? Virashaivas are members of a movement in the Hindu Bhakti (devotional) tradition known as Virashaivismn started in 12th century in the state of Karnataka.. ​Virahaivism is also known as ‘Heroic Shaivism’, challenged the orthodox tradition of hinduism. Who were Virashaivas and Lingayats? Though many people believed for a long time that

What Caste Is Badaga?

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What Caste Is Badaga? The Badagas are classified as Backward Class in Tamil Nadu through constitutional orders. The 1901 census classified them as tribals and the 1911 census denoted Badagas as Hindu animist tribals having a tribal mother tongue. In 1931, they were classified as important primitive tribals of southern India. Are Badagas lingayats? People