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UPSC 1996: Which one of the following was a Saiva sect in ancient India?
(a)Ajivika
(b)Mattamayura
(c)Mayamata
(d)Isanasivagurudevapaddhati
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Mattamayura (also spelled Muttamayura) was an early medieval Śaiva monastic order centred in the Karnataka region. The other names are unrelated: Ājīvikas were heterodox ascetics, Mayamata is a Vastushastra text, and Īśānaśivagurudēvapaddhati is a later ritual manual, not a sect. ([licchavilyceum.com](https://licchavilyceum.com/upsc-civil-services-prelims-1996-solved-question-paper/))
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