Swami Vivekananda was not a Śaivaite or Vaiṣṇava in the sectarian sense. If you have to classify, he was closest to Śākta (Kali-worship tradition), but even that is incomplete because he rose above all sects. Here is the accurate breakdown: ✔️ 1. Raised in a Vaishnava household • Vivekananda (Narendranath Datta) was born into a… Continue reading Was Swami Vivekananda – Saivite or Vaishnavite?