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...r hair as a crown and may also grow beard. There are several sects and sub-sects among them.

...[Vāmācāra]] sects. Later on, the Gāṇāpatyas got divided into six separate sects.

...beings according to the believers, by spiritually elevating them. Several sects such as: ...or against the Vedic tradition.</ref> and pāṣaṇḍa. The followers of these sects were called pāṣaṇḍins or pākhaṇḍins, which means the same thing

# one of the two original sects of [[Jainism]], whose followers were required to live naked, without any ar

Today, sects such as, Ekasaranas ([[Vaishnava]]), [[Brahmā]] Kumaris (Shaiva), and Dhar

Associated with the sect of [[Śakti]] or the Divine Mother, sects of some minor goddesses also grew, either around them or independently. Som ...coration and some sort of [[worship]] seems to be a characteristic of such sects.

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...l class of religious literature devoted to the propagation of the various sects centered round the sect-[[deities]]. They are generally classified into thr

...can be harnessed and controlled by a person. This is theorized by various sects, usually Shaivism, Shaktism, [[Bauddh Dharm|[Tantric] Buddhism (Vajrayana)]

...e, and which is the primary representative symbol for all Indic religions, sects and traditions.

...the nāma worn by the Vaiṣṇavas<ref>They are the followers of the [[Viṣṇu]] sects.</ref> or even just a tilaka.<ref>Tilaka means circular mark.</ref>

The Pāṅcarātra Āgamas are basic works of the [[Viṣṇu]]-Nārāyaṇa sects. The Hayagrivasamhitā is one of the less known treatises of this group. It

Gradually, various sects grew round these deities. The votaries of these sects, forgetting the Rgvedic dictum and the philosophy of the one Supreme Being,

...ajasthan and Assam. Owing to the natural abhorrence of people towards such sects, their number has dwindled.

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One of the religious sects thrown up by the [[Bhakti]] Movement is that of Lāldās who lived in the l

The Liñgapurāna, considered as an important work of the [[Śaiva]] sects, has been classified among the Mahāpurāṇas or the major [[purāṇas]].

...]] cannot be ruled out since it might have been present in some aboriginal sects which later on might have absorbed into the Vedic fold.

The Nātha sect is one of the more obscure religious sects of [[Śaivism]] which gives primary importance to the practice of Haṭhayo

...ed hard in the Punjab to bring peace among the warring factions of certain sects.