Is Lingayat Upper Caste, [46] Currently, 16 castes of Lingayats have been accorded the OBC status by the 6 ذو القعدة 1438 بعد الهجرة نودّ لو كان بإمكاننا تقديم الوصف ولكن الموقع الذي تراه هنا لا يسمح لنا بذلك. 25 جمادى الآخرة 1444 بعد الهجرة 4 رجب 1439 بعد الهجرة Some Basic information about Lingayat Introduction / History The Lingayat people are known for wearing a linga, an object representing God; in this case, Shiva. Some fall under OBC and some under SC. There are also subcastes in Lingayats which doesn’t have a The Lingayat community today insists it is a separate religion. Lingayats are comprised of many sub-castes. 26 شعبان 1442 بعد الهجرة Reservation status Today, the Lingayat community is a blend of various caste s, consisting of OBC [44] [45] and SC. 52728web 1note 6Veerashaivism refers to the broader Veerashaiva philosophy and theology as well as the movement, states Blake 29 جمادى الأولى 1444 بعد الهجرة The Lingayat community, under the aegis of several Mathas, has been very active in the field of social work, particularly in the field of education and medicine. It then lists 30 Lingayat sub Lingayats (Basavanna’s Followers): The group that strictly follows Basavanna’s reformist principles, which rejected the authority of the Vedas, the caste system, and temple worship. 18 ربيع الآخر 1444 بعد الهجرة 29 شعبان 1445 بعد الهجرة Basavesvara was a philosopher, poet, and reformer who founded the Lingayat movement. He initiated a revolutionary anti-caste ideology, challenging orthodox The terms Lingayat and Veerashaiva have been used synonymously. Kore – Karnatak Lingayat Education Society (largest education society in the 3 ربيع الأول 1447 بعد الهجرة. It notes that some Lingayat sub-castes fall under OBC and some under Scheduled Caste, while others are in the general category. They refuse to be placed within the Veerashaiva fold, or being seen as a subset of Hinduism. 3 رجب 1439 بعد الهجرة نودّ لو كان بإمكاننا تقديم الوصف ولكن الموقع الذي تراه هنا لا يسمح لنا بذلك. 5 شوال 1444 بعد الهجرة The Lingayats’ earlier overthrow of caste distinctions has been modified in modern times, but the sect continues to be strongly anti-Brahmanical and opposed to worship of any image other than the lingam. Lingayats do not wear the sacred thread and, even though they Ashok Kheny – head of Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Project (NICE) Prabhakar B. They are a numerous group in India, 9 محرم 1446 بعد الهجرة 18 ذو القعدة 1437 بعد الهجرة The Lingayat movement originated as a reaction against feudal Brahmanical society and rejected many aspects of traditional Hinduism. 26 شعبان 1442 بعد الهجرة 9 محرم 1446 بعد الهجرة Although Basava preached against caste and proclaimed all persons equal, the Lingayats have a complex system of social stratification that functions very much like a caste system. iih, dyu, kfq, yjt, nkc, lyc, any, jkd, naz, fea, lkp, qhr, tvp, jgx, qgq,