UPSC 2014 CDS II GK Paper

Both the statements I and II are individually true but statement II isnot the correct explanation of statement I. It was Basavanna inthe 12th century and his contemporary Sharanas, who launched a very strong spiritual, social and religious rebellion against Brahminical hegemony. The Lingayat/Veerashaiva community people are the devotees of Shiva. The Lingayats follow 12th-century saint-philosopher Basavanna, who had rejected ritualistic worship and pre-eminence of the Vedas. The Veerashaiva sect of the community also worships Shiva idols and practises other Hindu customs