INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Bhagavatism or Krishnaism is known as a religious creed within the religion of Hinduism. People who follow this creed tend to worship Lord Krishna. Bhagavatism is known as a branch of Vaishnavism. Here, devotees tend to worship the numerous avatars of God Lord Vishnu.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Bhagavata tradition, also called Bhagavatism, refers to an ancient religious sect that traced its origin to the region of Mathura. After its syncretism with the Brahmanical tradition of Vishnu, Bhagavatism became a pan-Indian tradition by the second century BCE, according to R.C. Majumdar.

Detailed explanation-3: -Vaishnavism flourished in predominantly Shaivite Tamil Nadu during the seventh to tenth centuries CE with the twelve Alvars, saints who spread the sect to the common people with their devotional hymns. The temples that the Alvars visited or founded are now known as Divya Desams.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bhagavatism originated in post-Maurya times and centred around the worship of Vishnu or Bhagavata. Vishnu was a minor god in Vedic times. He represented the sun and also the fertility cult. By the second century BC he was merged with a god called Narayana, and came to be known as Narayana-Vishnu.