Ramanandi Sampradaya

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The Ramanandi Sampradaya (IAST: Rāmānandī), also known as the Ramavats (Rāmāvat), is one of the largest Vaishnava sects. Of the 52 sub-branches of Vaishnavism, divided into four Vaishnava sampradayas, 36 are held by the Ramanandi. The sect mainly emphasizes the worship of Rama, Sita, Hanuman, and the avatars of Vishnu. It considers Rama and Sita to be the Supreme Absolute who are not different from each other. It is considered to have been founded by Ramananda, a 14th-century Vaishnava saint.

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