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I daresay that Hinduism is largely devotional to one or several aspects of God, rather than intellectual, philosophical or metaphysical. I don't think we can explain the thousands, millions, hundreds of thousands of Hindus who crowd temples daily and at festivals if bhaktimarga wasn't the overwhelming practice. My path is also bhakti - or so I like to think, I'm not the best bhakta in the world. I can grasp the idea of a universal and cosmic oneness between all creation, but I can't get my head completely wrapped around Advaita, and I don't try anymore. I drove myself to mental chaos trying to get my head wrapped around it. It takes away from devotional practice. Alan Watts's writings certainly didn't clarify things. Viśiṣṭādvaita and/or acintyabhedābheda (they're not all that different... "do you want Coke or Pepsi?") suit my brain better. So, I'll echo others and say Hinduism is a huge buffet, ala carte.
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