Shaivism

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Three-headed form of Shiva, Kashmir, c. 750–800 CE.

Shaivism is one of the four principal forms of modern Hinduism, along with with Vaishnavism, Shaktism and Smartism.

Shaivism emphasizes the worship of the Indian god Shiva, and includes such diverse movements as the highly philosophical Shaiva-siddhanta, the socially distinctive Lingayat, ascetics such as the dashnami sannyasins, and innumerable folk variants.

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