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minus-squareSnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThe great scholar Zafar Hasan once noted that “the worship of Shiva was far more prevalent [in Delhi] than any other deity.” Indeed almost every Hindu temple - regardless of sectarian affiliation - will usually have a small ‘Shivalaya’ attached. BUT I believe these are Jain temples. Jainism is another local Indian religion. Having said that I’m neither a Hindu nor Jain and my knowledge of Indian religions is very limited.
The great scholar Zafar Hasan once noted that “the worship of Shiva was far more prevalent [in Delhi] than any other deity.”
Indeed almost every Hindu temple - regardless of sectarian affiliation - will usually have a small ‘Shivalaya’ attached.
BUT I believe these are Jain temples. Jainism is another local Indian religion.
Having said that I’m neither a Hindu nor Jain and my knowledge of Indian religions is very limited.