In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: Lingayats do not practice funerary rites such as cremation rather they ceremonially bury their dead.

Reason: Lingayats believe that on death the devotee will be united with Shiva and will not return to this world.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

Lingayats believe that on death the devotee will be united with Shiva and will not return to this world. Therefore they do not practise funerary rites such as cremation, prescribed in the Dharmashastras. Instead, they ceremonially bury their dead.