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162 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
I CREEDS— contd. Serial Name of the Sect Essence of the creed No.
3 Jatil Shravakas .. Jatila [1 ]
4 Parivrajaka Shravakas .. Parivrajaka [2 ]
5 Avarudha Shravakas .. Avarudhaka
II CULTS
Serial Name of the Sect The deity which is No. worshipped
1 Hasti Vratikas [3] .. Hasti [4]
2 Ashva Vratikas .. Ashva [5]
3 Go Vratikas .. Go [6]
4 Kukur Vratikas .. Kukku [7]
5 Kaka Vratikas .. Kaka [8]
6 Vasudeo Vratikas .. Vasudeo
7 Baldeo Vratikas .. Baldeo
8 Purna Bhadra Vratikas .. Purna Bhadra
9 Mani Bhadra Vratikas .. Mani Bhadra
10 Agni Vratikas .. Agni
11 Naga Vratikas .. Naga
12 Suparna Vratikas .. Suparna
13 Yaksha Vratikas .. Yaksha
14 Asura Vratikas .. Asura
15 Gandharva Vratikas .. Gandharva
16 Maharaja Vratikas .. Maharaja
17 Chandra Vratikas .. Chandra
18 Surya Vratikas .. Surya
19 Indra Vratikas .. Indra
20 Brahma Vratikas .. Brahma
21 Deva Vratikas .. Deva
22 Deesha Vratikas .. Deesha
1 Mendicants who twist their hair on the head.
2 Mendicants who escape from society.
3 Vratika means a devotee.
4 Elephant.
5 Horse.
6 Cow.
7 Dog.
8 Crow.