Saktas

British

/ ˈsæktəs /

noun

a Hindu sect worshipping female goddesses represented by the vulva

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Origin of Saktas

C19: from Sanskrit. See _Sakti

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Saktas

The Saktas, as we have seen, are worshippers of the sakti, or the female principle as a primary factor in the creation and reproduction of the universe.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various

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