The origins of the worship of Shiva are shrouded in mystery. However, what is clear is that by the rise of the Gupta Dynasty the tradition was well-formed - having emerged from the Brahminical Synthesis as a distinct sect. From this point onwards the worship of Shiva branched into a huge number of differing sub-traditions - stretching from ascetics to householders, monists to dualists.
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