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Vaishnavism

Vaishnavism is one of the main traditions of Hinduism, centred on the worship of Vishnu and his avatars, especially Krishna and Rama, as the supreme god. It developed from devotional cults of the late 1st millennium BCE and flourished under many Indian dynasties, inspiring the bhakti movement and teachers such as Ramanuja, Madhva and Chaitanya. Its followers are called Vaishnavas.

Vaishnavism
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