Kapalika and Kalamukha — Members of either of two groups of extreme Hindu ascetics, prominent in India in the 8th–13th century. They were an offshoot of the Shaivites (see Shaivism), who worshiped Shiva, and their notorious practices included human sacrifice. After… … Universalium
Pasupata — Early Hindu sect that worshiped Shiva as the supreme deity. Numerous subsects flourished in northern and northwestern India until at least the 12th century and spread to Java and Cambodia. Pasupata teachings were believed to have originated with… … Universalium
Religion in Western Ganga kingdom — The Western Ganga Dynasty (350 1000 CE) (Kannada:ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಗಂಗ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ) were an important ruling dynasty of ancient Karnataka. They are known as Western Gangas to distinguish them from the Eastern Gangas who in later centuries ruled over modern… … Wikipedia
Western Ganga Dynasty — Infobox Former Country native name = ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಗಂಗ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ conventional long name = Western Ganga Dynasty common name = Western Gangas|continent = moved from Category:Asia to South Asia region = South Asia country = India status = Empire status text … Wikipedia
Kapalika — In Hindu culture, Kapalika means bearer of the skull bowl, and has reference to Lord Bhairava s vow to take the kapala vow. As penance for cutting off one of the heads of Brahma, Lord Bhairava became an outcast and a beggar. In this guise,… … Wikipedia
Lakulish — depicted as an aspect of Shiva. Lakulisha (Sanskrit: Lakuliśa, Devnagari: लकुलिश) (Etymology: लगुड (Staff) or लकुट (Mace) + ईश (Lord) = Meaning, The Lord with a Staff or Mace or Club or Stick) was a prominent Shaivite revivalist, reformist and… … Wikipedia
Gurukkal Brahmin — Gurukkal or Sivacharya or Adisaiva Brahmins are a sub sect of Vadamas Fact|date=June 2008 not recognized as one amongst them and whose duties are to worship at temples of Shiva. Gurukkal is Tamil plural form of the Sanksrit word Guru Spiritual… … Wikipedia
Balligavi — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name = Balligavi| skyline = Kedaresvara Temple at Balligavi Shivamogga.jpg skyline caption = Kedaresvara temple at Balligavi type = village| latd = 14.3939 | longd = 75.2439 locator position = right | state name … Wikipedia
List of the Mahabharata tribes — The Indian epic Mahabharata records the names of tribes existing at the time of the Great War. The tribal inventory has great historical value for modern scholars. Broadly, there are three principal lists in Mahabharata, #comprising respectively… … Wikipedia
Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… … Universalium
