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The Virashaiva movement was initiated by Basavanna and his companions like Allama Prabhu and Akkamahadevi.
The link between the Tamil bhakti movement and temple worship led to a reaction best represented in the Virashaiva movement. The Virashaiva movement was a 12th-century movement initiated by Basavanna, the Kalachuri Chief Minister, and his companions like Allama Prabhu and Akkamahadevi. The followers of this movement wear a small Shiva Linga around their necks. The movement started in Karnataka in the mid-twelfth century.The Virashaiva movement campaigned vehemently for human equality and against Brahmanical notions of caste and how to treat women. The Virashaivas also forbade the worship of idols and rituals.

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