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n. - Worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon; Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu.

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  • Majuli has been the cultural capital of Assam since the 16th century when social reformer Sankardeva, who preached a monotheist form of Hinduism called Vaishnavism,...
  • Madhavi Dasi was a victim of patriarchal Vaishnavism.
  • Rasa lila or dramatic enactments of the life of Krishna are a special feature in regions of Mathura and Vrindavan, and regions following Vaishnavism in Manipur.
  • In a letter to his brother written in April 1920, he wrote that the current revival of Vaishnavism, like the earlier revival of Vedanta, was all "very old and unsuitable...
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