A major sect of Hinduism wherein the metaphysical reality is considered to be a woman, and the primordial cosmic energy, Shakti, occupies the place of the godhead. Hindu goddesses including Durga, Kali, Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati are considered a part of the sect, forming different aspects of Devi, the supreme goddess. From the Sanskrit shaktah, meaning ‘doctrine of energy’.
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