![]() Portrait of a Ramanandi ascetic worshipping Sita Rama in Mandi (Himachal Pradesh, India), first half of the 19th century | |
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Swami Ramanand | |
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The Ramanandi (IAST: Rāmānandī), also known as Ramavats (Rāmāvat),[1][2] is one of the largest sects of Vaishnavas.[3] Out of 52 sub-branches of Vaishnavism, divided into four Vaishnava sampradayas, 36 are held by the Ramanandi.[4] The sect mainly emphasizes the worship of Rama, Sita, Hanuman, and the avatars of Vishnu. They consider Rama and Sita as the Supreme Absolute who are non different from each other. It is considered to have been founded by Ramananda, a 14th-century Vaishnava saint.[5][6][7]
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