BJP Future - 7

[G.Subramaniam]

[quote name='ramana' date='04 August 2011 - 10:47 PM' timestamp='1312477768' post='112366']

Thanks. BTW the Pakis in UK want a statue for Basveswara! They will puke if they know who is power in Basveswara country.



BTW check on him as to his origins too!



What does Vokkaligas mean? I have seen Vokkalinga also to describe them.



Are they also Shaivites?

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A large group of Lingayats have been claiming to follow a separate non-Hindu religion,

namely Veerashaivism



Vokkaligas are followers of Adi-Chunchunagiri mutt, a vedic shaivite tradition and they use brahmin priests

and they cremate their dead.



whereas, Lingayats follow a non-vedic shaivite tradition and dont use brahmin priests and bury their dead



Interestingly, Lingayats are pure veg, whereas Vokkaliga eat mutton and chicken and fish



The Deendar Anjuman, now head-quartered in Pakistan, tried to convert the Lingayats to islam,

hoping to exploit the anti-brahmin traditions of the Lingayats



The UK-Pakistanis are trying to detach Lingayats from Hinduism