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Pushti marg is a Vaishnav sect of the Hinduism was founded by?

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Shankaracharya

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Ramanujacharya

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Vallabhacharya

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Nimbarkacharya

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The correct option is C Vallabhacharya
Vallabhacharya was born in Varanasi. He propounded the path of nirgun bhakti which came to be known as Pushti Marg. He gave the philosophy of Shuddhadvaita which forms the basis of Pushtimarg.

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