Shaktas
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Shaktas are followers of Shaktism, a Hindu tradition that worships the Divine Mother (Shakti/Devi) as the supreme reality and creative power.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shakti | 16 |
| Shakta Hindus | 4 |
| Adi Parashakti | 1 |
| Adishakti | 1 |
| Divine Mother | 1 |
| Mahashakti | 1 |
| Shaktas canonical | 1 |
| Shakti and Shakta | 1 |
| shakti | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu denomination
ⓘ
religious community ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Shakti as cosmic energy
ⓘ
immanence of the Goddess ⓘ non-dual Shakta philosophy ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Assam
ⓘ
Himalayan regions of India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Orissa ⓘ
surface form:
Odisha
West Bengal ⓘ |
| celebratesFestival |
Durga Puja
ⓘ
Kali Puja ⓘ Navaratri ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
Adi Parashakti
ⓘ
surface form:
Shakti is the supreme reality
Shakti is the all-encompassing cosmic power ⓘ
surface form:
Shakti is the ultimate creative power
Mother Goddess ⓘ
surface form:
the Divine Feminine is absolute
|
| follows | Shaktism ⓘ |
| hasSubtradition |
Kalikula
ⓘ
Sri Vidya ⓘ Srikula ⓘ Shaktism ⓘ
surface form:
Tantric Shaktism
folk Shaktism ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
monotheistic in focus on the Goddess
ⓘ
often monistic or non-dualistic ⓘ |
| primaryDeityForm |
Chandi
ⓘ
Devi ⓘ
surface form:
Durga
Kali ⓘ Lalita Tripurasundari ⓘ Goddess Gauri ⓘ
surface form:
Parvati
|
| primaryPractice |
Navaratri observance
ⓘ
Tantric rituals ⓘ mantra recitation ⓘ puja ⓘ yantra worship ⓘ |
| relatedTradition |
Shaivism
ⓘ
Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualFocus |
initiation by a guru
ⓘ
worship of the Goddess in images and symbols ⓘ |
| veneratesScripture |
Devi Bhagavata Purana
ⓘ
Devi Mahatmya ⓘ Kalika Purana ⓘ Shakta Upanishads ⓘ Yogini Tantra ⓘ |
| viewsShaktiAs |
consort and power of Shiva
ⓘ
embodiment of both creation and destruction ⓘ source of all deities ⓘ |
| worships |
Devi
ⓘ
Adi Parashakti ⓘ
surface form:
Divine Mother
Shakti ⓘ |
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Adi Parashakti
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Shakti
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Shakti
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Divine Mother
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Adishakti
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Shakta Hindus
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Shakti
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Shakti
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Mahashakti
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Shakti
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shakti
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Shakti
this entity surface form:
Shakti
this entity surface form:
Shakti
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Shakta Hindus
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Shakti
this entity surface form:
Shakta Hindus
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Shakti
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Shakti
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Shakti and Shakta
this entity surface form:
Shakti
this entity surface form:
Shakti
subject surface form:
Maya Devi Temple, Haridwar
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Shakti
this entity surface form:
Shakti
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Shakta Hindus