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Who propagated Virashaivism?
  1. Gosala
  2. Basavanna
  3. Sankaracharya
  4. Madhvacharya

A
Sankaracharya
B
Gosala
C
Basavanna
D
Madhvacharya
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Virashaivism involves worshiping of Lord Shiva. Virashaivas do not worship any God other than Shiva. It was propagated across India by Basavanna who was a 12th-century philosopher and Kannada Poet.

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