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What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

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Hinduism Shaivism Vaishnavism Brahmo Samaj Saura sect Chaitanya movement Bhagavata Vallabhacharya Arya Samaj Vaishnava-Sahajiya Shaktism

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Candles Burning On Table In Church

What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?