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Discuss the main features of the Bhakti Cult?
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Solution
The main features of the Bhakti Cult are as such;
They preached that God is one and must be worshipped with love and devotion; One can attain salvation through Bliakti or devotion to God; All men are equal before God and the dignity of man depends on his actions and not on the privileges of birth; Religious rites, rituals and ceremonies are futile and man reaches God only through absolute surrender to Him; They emphasised the need for a Guru to lead a person to the realisation of God.
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