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naga sannyasin Pashupata Kashmiri Shaivism Kapalika and Kalamukha Lingayat sannyasi Kanphata Yogi Kalamukhas dashnami sannyasin paramahamsa Brahmo Samaj Vaishnavism Chaitanya movement Saura sect Smarta sect Bhagavata Vallabhacharya Arya Samaj Vaishnava-Sahajiya Shaktism

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