Shaiva
/ˈʃaɪvə/noun
उच्चारण शाइव
शैव, शिव-भक्त
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noun
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[C]
a Hindu who worships Shiva as the supreme god
शैव, शिव-भक्त
- The Nayanars were Shaiva saints of Tamil Nadu.
adjective
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[usually before noun]
connected with the worship of Shiva
शैव
- Shaiva philosophy
- a famous Shaiva shrine
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Shaivism noun
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General knowledge
The Nayanars were Shaiva saints and the Alvars were Vaishnava saints of the Bhakti movement in early medieval Tamil Nadu.
Nayanars शैव संत थे और Alvars वैष्णव संत थे, जो आरंभिक मध्यकालीन तमिलनाडु के भक्ति आंदोलन से जुड़े थे।