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Hinduism Today | Four Sects | October/November/December, 2003 |
 | | Vaishnavites worship the Supreme as Lord Vishnu and His incarnations, especially Krishna and Rama. |
 | | Vaishnavism: Most Vaishnavites believe that religion is the performance of bhakti sadhanas, devotional disciplines, and that man can communicate with and receive the grace of the Gods and Goddesses through the darshan (sight) of their icons. |
 | | Among the foremost practices of Vaishnavites is chanting the holy names of the Avataras, Vishnu's incarnations, especially Rama and Krishna. |
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