There are so many thousands of Hindu sects that religious scholars despair of ever getting them all straight. Still, if you walk into a Hindu home, odds are high that the family members belong to one of three major groups :
> Vaishnavas : devotees of Vishnu
> Shaivities : devotees of Shiva
> Shaktas : devotees of Devi, the Goddess
Let's have a look at Hinduism's major denominations. Then we'll take a quick peak at some very important sects which broke from Hinduism to start their own religions.
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