NO,Never, lingayat are not Hindu.lingayat have founder BASWANNA in 12th sentury, form this religion to distroy 'warnasram dharm so called brahmandharm.Lingayat not belive in swarg,narak,next life birth,tempal's etc in which Hindu belives. lingayat have 'dharmgrath' wachan granth ,Hindu haven't. there are so many difarances beetwin lingayat & Hindu.from 1872 to 1931 british counts lingayat as a dharm other than Hindu.Baswnna perform lingayat religion for those who don't have intery in tempals i.e. mulnivasi (at that time only two varnas are in India i.e. brahman's & shudra's).Before 1908 brahman donot called Hindu him self,
No Lingayat Caste Will Not Come under OBC Category, There are Comes Under Genaral Category.
Yes, Hindu Lingayath is an obc under central list in karnataka, Tahsil office had issuing an hindu lingayath as an OBC under resolution no/88/98/BCC NEW DELHI 6 DEC --- 1999.
No.. Lingayat "Vaanis" come under General Category.
No Lingayat Caste Will Not Come under OBC Category, There are Comes Under Genaral Category.
veershaiva lingayat is forward caste. they do not come under obc in karnataka.
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Well, honey, surnames don't determine someone's caste. Caste is a social system that's a whole messy can of worms. So, let's not go around pigeonholing folks based on their last name, okay? Let's focus on treating everyone with respect and kindness, regardless of their background.
Approach a nearby lingayat monastery / mutt. People there are the best source.
YES. Some of their sub castes are OBC
Yes, I do not know jenniwar?,but Devanga and Lingayat communities are together in many ways since many centuries.In fact both are ardent saivaites and some elders say that few groups of devangas only due to differences in stone worship of lord shiva formed Lingayat sect. Later part of time Devangas of Karnataka infact put up a petition in Madras Presidency under british rule stating that ''Lingayat is a way of worship not a caste of origin"
Basava Jayanthi, which celebrates the birth of the philosopher and statesman Basava, is observed on the third day of the month of Vaishakha in the Hindu calendar. In 1985, this date corresponded to May 16. The celebration honors Basava's contributions to the Lingayat sect and his emphasis on social reform and equality.