Toshali Sands

Pasupata Sect- A branch of Saivism. Tradition ,reveals that Lord Siva incarnated in the form of a Brahmin called Lakulisa and founded this sect. The sect gained ascendancy during Bhaumakara period .The iconographical representation of Lakulisa in the temples of Orissa holds a lakuta and shows Dharma pravartana mudra. F.R. The Saiva school of Hinduism by S.S Sundaram.