| Place of worship | Temple(Amarnath, Kailash Mansarovar, Kedarnath) |
Temple, Mandir |
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| Promised Holy one. | Shiva |
Kalki, the 10'th avatar of Vishnu. |
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| On Food/Drink | Beef prohibited, Alcohol Acceptable & Strictly Non Veg Important |
Beef is strictly prohibited, as it is sacred to Krishna. |
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| Goal of religion | Worship Shiva |
To worship Vishnu. |
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| Primary God(s) | Shiva |
Vishnu. |
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| Place of origin | India-Nepal-China-Indus-Ganga |
India. |
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| Names of God | Shiva, Rama, Hanuman, Bramha, Indra etc 33 Crore & Growing because God & Avatar's are not death. Avatar's death mean Back to Swarga |
Vishnu, Rama, Krishna, Kalki is a future avatar. |
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| Introduction (from Wikipedia) | Shaivism, is one of the four most widely followed sects of Hinduism, which reveres the god Shiva as the Supreme Being. |
Vaishnavites are the followers of Lord Vishnu and lead a way of life promoting the importance of Lord Vishnu and his ten incarnations. |
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| Belief of God | Shiva and his incarnations (Rudra, Hanuman etc) |
Vishnu and his 10 incarnations ( Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parasurama, Rama, Krishna, Balarama, Kalki ) |
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| Scriptures | Shvetashvatara Upanishad, Shivarahasya Purana, Shiva Purana, Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta |
Rigveda • Yajurveda Samaveda • Atharvaveda Divisions Samhita, Brahmana, Aranyaka, Upanishad |
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| Use of statues and pictures | Allowed |
Allowed |
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| Branched from | Shaivism is one of the major branches of Hinduism along with Vaishnava, Smartism, and Shaktism. |
Vaishnava is one of the major branches of Hinduism along with Shaivism, Smartism, and Shaktism. |
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