RELIGIONS
HINDUISM
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Jainism
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Shaktism
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Smartism
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Matiism
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Detailed explanation-1: -Shaktism, worship of the Hindu goddess Shakti (Sanskrit: “Power” or “Energy”). Shaktism is, together with Vaishnavism and Shaivism, one of the major forms of modern Hinduism and is especially popular in Bengal and Assam.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shaktas, as the followers of Shaktism are called, may use a variety of practices to call on the power of the goddess, including yoga, puja, mudra, mantra, yantra, tantra and some elements of Kundalini yoga.
Detailed explanation-3: -Practitioners of Shaktism (called Shaktas) focus their worship on the goddess Shakti (Sanskrit: , Śākta), whose name in Sanskrit means “power” or “energy.” In this form of Hinduism, Shakti is recognized as the consort of the god Shiva (Sanskrit: Sanskrit: , Śiva).