Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Bhakti Sufi Traditions

Question:

Which of the following is true about Lingayats?

Options:

They worship Shiva in his manifestation as a linga

Men usually wear a small linga in a silver case on a loop strung over the left shoulder.

Believe that on death the devotee will be united with Shiva and will not return to this world.

All of the above

Correct Answer:

All of the above

Explanation:

Lingayats continue to be an important community in the region to date. They worship Shiva in his manifestation as a linga, and men usually wear a small linga in a silver case on a loop strung over the left shoulder. Those who are revered include the jangama or wandering monks. 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.