Noun
Lingayat (plural Lingayats)
(Hinduism) An adherent of Lingayatism.
At a Lingayat gathering in the state’s Davengere district on January 15, Vachananda told Yediyurappa to make party’s Bilgi legislator Murgesh Nirani Minister, failing which the community would withdraw its support to the ruling party. Source: Internet
In Lingayat theology, Ishtalinga is an oval-shaped emblem symbolising Parasiva, the absolute reality. Source: Internet
Besides, choosing the scam tainted 75-year old Lingayat leader B.S. Yeddyurappa as the chief ministerial candidate of the party proves, that there is no one in the country, to rival the BJP in corruption. Source: Internet
Overview 12 generations patrilineage of a Hindu Lingayat male from central Karnataka worth over 275 years, depicted in descending order Amateur genealogists typically pursue their own ancestry and that of their spouses. Source: Internet
The Lingayat community of the region is known for its entrepreneurship, and private enterprise in higher education is writ large across this region. Source: Internet
Even in a small town like Basavakalyan, higher education is overwhelmingly dominated by Lingayat institutions: there are five Lingayat colleges here. Source: Internet