Gāṇapatya is an approach that treats Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, as the primary deity. He is worshiped first in most of the Hindu practices and has developed an exclusive following as well. A large number of Hindu temples are dedicated just to this deity and his worship is classically known as Gāṇapatya.
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Shiva is the force of transformation in the trinity of Hindu deities. This category presents the religious practices of the paths that developed from the worship of this deity.
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Shakta faith worships the Divine Mother in many of her forms. This is a significant faith in Hinduism and was the precursor to tantric forms of Shakti worship. This faith finds its roots deep in Puranic literature and its practice today indeed blends Tantric forms of worship.
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Tantra is that Asian body of beliefs and practices which, working from the principle that the universe we experience is nothing other than the concrete manifestation of the divine energy of the godhead that creates and maintains that universe, seeks to ritually appropriate and channel that energy, within the human microcosm, in creative and emancipatory ways.
(David Gordon White - Tantra in Practice)
Tantras are divided into
Hindu Tantra
Buddhist Tantra
Jain Tantra
even though there is an overlap between these schools.
Hindu Tantra is composed of Siddha Kaula, Yogini Kaula, Trika (Kashmir Saivism), Sri Vidya, Nath Siddha, Aghori, Bengali Saktha-Vaishnava, Saiva Siddhantha and other traditions.
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