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2. Vaishnavism - Wikipedia

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   The ancient emergence of Vaishnavism is unclear, and broadly hypothesized as a fusion of various regional non-Vedic religions with worship of Vishnu. It is considered a merger of several popular non-Vedic theistic traditions, particularly the Bhagavata cults of Vāsudeva-Krishna [ 7 ] [ 8 ] and Gopala-Krishna , [ 7 ] [ 9 ] as well as Narayana ...

3. History of Shaktism - Wikipedia

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   In Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, major cities of the Indus valley civilization, female figurines were found in almost all households indicating the presence of cults of goddess worship. [12] Most figurines are naked and have elaborate coiffures. [13] Some figurines have ornaments or horns on the head and a few are in poses that expose the genitals ...

4. Shaktism - Wikipedia

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   Goddesses such as Uma appear in the Upanishads as another aspect of divine and the knower of ultimate knowledge (Brahman), such as in section 3 and 4 of the ancient Kena Upanishad. [7] [8] Hymns to goddesses are in the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata, particularly in the Harivamsa section, which was a late addition (100 to 300 CE) to the work. [9]

5. Vrishni heroes - Wikipedia

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   The Vrishni heroes (IAST: Vṛṣṇi vīras), also referred to as Pancha-viras (IAST: Pañca vīras; 'the five heroes'), are a group of five legendary, deified heroes who are found in the literature and archaeological sites of ancient India. [8] [9] Their earliest worship is attestable in the clan of the Vrishnis near Mathura by 4th-century BCE.

6. Saṃkarṣaṇa - Wikipedia

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   The cult of Vāsudeva and Saṃkarṣaṇa was one of the major independent cults, together with the cults of Narayana, Shri and Lakshmi, which later coalesced to form Vishnuism. [1] According to the Vaishnavite doctrine of the avatars , Vishnu takes various forms to rescue the world, and Vāsudeva as well as Saṃkarṣaṇa became understood ...

7. The 16 best cult documentaries you can stream right now - AOL

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   "Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults" (Max) In 1997, 39 members of Heaven’s Gate , a celibate religious sect, died in a mass ritual suicide timed to the approach of the Hale-Bopp Comet.

8. Krishnaism - Wikipedia

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   Krishnaism is a term used in scholarly circles to describe large group of independent Hindu traditions—sampradayas related to Vaishnavism—that center on the devotion to Krishna as Svayam Bhagavan, Ishvara, Para Brahman, who is the source of all reality, not simply an avatar of Vishnu.

9. Ancient Mayan building — used by a cult 800 years ago ... - AOL

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   The building was connected to the cult of Kukulcán, a serpent deity, according to officials. Ancient Mayan building — used by a cult 800 years ago — unearthed in Mexico. See it