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== Religion ==
{{Further|Prithvi Vrata|Hinduism in West Bengal|Hinduism in Bangladesh|label1=the annual Prithvi Vrata ritual}}
The Bengali Hindus generally follow the beliefs and practices that fall under the broad umbrella of [[Hinduism]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hinduism in Bengal and Surrounding Areas |url=https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780195399318/obo-9780195399318-0124.xml |access-date=12 May 2021 |website=obo |archive-date=13 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413214800/https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780195399318/obo-9780195399318-0124.xml |url-status=live}}</ref> Majority of them follow either [[Shaktism]] (the [[Shaktism#Kalikula: family of Kali|Kalikula tradition]]) or [[Vaishnavism]] ([[Gaudiya Vaishnavism]], [[Vaishnava-Sahajiya]], [[Baul]]s), and some follow a synthesis of the two. The Shaktas belong to the upper [[caste]]s as well as lowest castes and tribes, while the lower middle castes are Vaishnavas.{{sfn|McDermott|2005|p=826}} The minor traditions include [[Shaivites]]. A small minority is [[atheist]] who do not follow any rituals.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Aquil |first=Raziuddin |title=History of a distinct culture |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/books/article26003781.ece |access-date=12 May 2021 |magazine=Frontline |date=17 January 2019 |language=en |archive-date=13 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513054835/https://frontline.thehindu.com/books/article26003781.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Brahmoism]] is also found among Bengali Hindus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Studying religion |url=https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/culture/religious-studies/studying-religion/content-section-0 |access-date=12 May 2021 |website=OpenLearn |archive-date=12 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512001426/https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/culture/religious-studies/studying-religion/content-section-0 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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