History · From State to Empire
UGC NET December 2014 History
Kayarohana, said to be the dwelling place of Lakulisa, the founder of the Lakulisa-Pasupata cult, is located in which one of the following?
ABengal
BUttar Pradesh
CRajasthan
DGujarat ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Gujarat — Kayarohana is located in Gujarat, so the answer is Gujarat.
Explanation
★Kayarohana is located in Gujarat, so the answer is Gujarat.
★It is held to be the dwelling place of Lakulisa.
★Lakulisa was the founder of the Lakulisa-Pasupata cult.
★This Pasupata sect is an ancient school of Shaivism.
★The sect arose in about the second century BCE.
★Its followers were known as the Pancharthika.
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