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| region1 = [[Karnataka]]
| pop1 = 15,893,983<ref group=note>16% of state's population</ref>
| ref1 = <ref name="The Times of India">{{cite web|title = CM Devendra Fadnavis to get demand for Lingayat quota examined by state panel|url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/cm-devendra-fadnavis-to-get-demand-for-lingayat-quota-examined-by-state-panel/articleshow/70339881.cms|work = The Times of India|access-date = 5 August 2021|archive-date = 5 August 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210805150753/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/cm-devendra-fadnavis-to-get-demand-for-lingayat-quota-examined-by-state-panel/articleshow/70339881.cms|url-status = live}}</ref>
| region2 = [[Maharashtra]]
| pop2 = 6,742,460<ref group=note>6% of state's population</ref>
| ref2 = <ref name="The Times of India">{{cite web|title = CM Devendra Fadnavis to get demand for Lingayat quota examined by state panel|url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/cm-devendra-fadnavis-to-get-demand-for-lingayat-quota-examined-by-state-panel/articleshow/70339881.cms|work = The Times of India|access-date = 5 August 2021|archive-date = 5 August 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210805150753/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/cm-devendra-fadnavis-to-get-demand-for-lingayat-quota-examined-by-state-panel/articleshow/70339881.cms|url-status = live}}</ref>
| region3 = [[Telangana]]
| pop3 = 1,500,000<ref group=note>4.2% of state's population</ref>
| ref3 = <ref>{{cite web|title=Telangana state has around 15 lakh Lingayat population|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/nation/current-affairs/200418/telangana-state-has-around-15-lakh-lingayat-population.html|access-date=20 April 2018}}</ref>
}}
| ಲಿಂಗಾಯತ Liṅgāyata | |
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Lingayat symbol Hexagonal star with Ishtalinga on center with letters mentioning slogan Jai Guru Basava in Kannada Basavanna 12th-century statesman, philosopher, Kannada poet and Lingayat Founder 19th century Ishtalinga necklace | |
| Religious | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Type | Non-Vedic |
| Theology | Monotheism |
| Origin | 12th century Karnataka |
| Founder | Basava |
| God | Ishtalinga (Parashiva) |
| Consecration | Ishtalinga Dikshe |
| Customs | Always wearing Ishtalinga, Rudrakshi and applying Vibhuti on forehead |
| Mantra | Om Namah Shivaya |
| Slogan | Jai Guru Basava |
| Motto | Kāyakave kailāsa |
| Diet | Lacto vegetarianism |
| Holy Flower | Bilva leaf |
| Holy Language | Kannada |
| Holy Place | Kudalasangama |
| Festivals | |
| Funeral Method | Burial at Vibhuti covered grave, Body is in sitting position along with Ishtalinga in left hand. |
| Scriptures | Vachana sahitya • Karana Hasuge • Basava purana • Shunyasampadane • Mantra Gopya |
| Website | kanaja |
| Demography | |
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| Conference | Anuual Śaraṇamel̤a during Sankranti festival at Kudalasangama |
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