Tradition South Asian traditions
Shaivism
शैवसम्प्रदायः sa शैव संप्रदाय hi சைவ சமயம் ta
Major tradition of Hinduism that reveres Shiva as the Supreme Being
- Also called Saivism, Saivas, Shivaism
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Shaivism Major tradition of Hinduism that reveres Shiva as the Supreme Being
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Gods and divine figures
Places and sites
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Pura Ulun Danu Bratan
Balinese Hindu temple in Tabanan, Bali, Indonesia -
Nageshvara Jyotirlinga
Hindu temple, One of the twelve Jyotirlingas -
అరుణాచలం దేవాలయం
Temple in Tiruvannamalai -
Adikesava Perumal Temple
Temple in India
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Connections
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Place 8
- Jyotirlinga devotional object representing the god Shiva
- Kedarnath Temple temple
- Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple in India
- Mount Kailash mountain in Tibet, China
- Nataraja Temple Hindu temple famed for its Nataraja Shiva
- Pashupatinath Temple Hindu temple in Kathmandu
- Somnath temple Shiva temple in Gujarat, India
- Varanasi city on the banks of the Ganges in the Uttar Pradesh state of India
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