Hinduism in India

Hinduism is the religion of the majority of people in India and Nepal. It also exists among significant populations outside of the sub continent and has over 900 million believers worldwide. Unlike most other religions, Hinduism has no single founder, no single scripture, and no commonly agreed set of teachings. For these reasons, writers often refer to Hinduism as 'a way of life' or 'a family of religions' rather than a single religion.

• Hinduism originated around the Indus Valley near the River Indus in modern day Pakistan.
• About 80% of the Indian population regard themselves as Hindu
• Hindus believe that existence is a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, governed by Karma.
• The main Hindu texts are the Vedas and their supplements (books based on the Vedas). Veda is a Sanskrit word meaning 'knowledge'. These scriptures do not mention the word 'Hindu' but many scriptures discuss dharma, which can be rendered as 'code of conduct', 'law', or 'duty'

INDIA's Diverse Religon

Though india has the thrid largest religon (HINDUISM) in the world, you might think that there is very little chance for there to be any others. However you would be wrong. the main reliogns are:

Hinduism Sikhism Buddhism Zoroastrianism

Islam Christianity Jainism

First off it is true that Hinduism account for most of In

dia's population which is around about 80% and counting. hinduism is not only in Indai but in other places such USA who have a of population of 1.1 of Hindu's.

Unlike most other religions, Hinduism does not advocate the worship of one particular deity. One may worship Shiva or Vishnu or Rama or Krishna or some other gods and goddesses or one may believe in the 'Supreme Spirit' or the 'Indestructible Soul' within each individual and still be called a good Hindu.

There are festivals and ceremonies associated not only with gods and goddesses but also with the sun, moon, planets, rivers, oceans, trees and animals. Som

e of the popular Hindu festivals are Deepawali, Holi, Dussehra, Ganesh Chaturthi, Pongal, Janamasthmi and Shiva Ratri. These innumerable festive occasions lend Hinduism its amazing popular appeal and make the Indian tradition rich and colorful.

Hinduism percentage by country

Recent cultural event - Rahki/Rakhri

A few days ago there was a cultural event in indian society.

It is Rahki/Rakhri which reflects the sweet and sour relationship of brother and a sister. Though brothers and sisters share and enjoy the bond of love between them throughout the year, but Rakhi is the day when they get an opportunity to express their tender love and feelings for each other.

On the day of Rakhi festival, the sister ties Rakhi on the wrist of her brother and both make prayer to God for the well being of each other. In return, brothers make promise to take care of his sister under all circumstances. Usually, brothers gift something to the sister/cousin to mark the occasion but i usally give my cousin $50 which for most relationships.

R . A . K . H . I
R : Relationship
A : Affection
K : Knitting together
H : Him (Brother) & Her (Sister)
I : Interminably

The image above represents the way people might celebrate Rahki if they are geographically distanced from each other and still have some love for each other in their relationship.

Top 30 city's By population (updated 2009).

This table shows the high levels of population in major cities in India and in which state they are located in, these are calculations made by the World Gazetteer: India early this year.

india facts

India (Bharat) is the home to different types of people. It is situated in South Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, also it is stuck between Pakistan,Nepal and China. Its size by comparison to USA is a bit more than one-third in land mass but India has the second largest population in the World which is 1,166,079,217.This figure may seem massive to the standards of the world because it would take two x India to make it a country which could sustain its population.