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    Hinduism is the largest religion in India. According to the 2011 Census of India, 966.3 million people identify as Hindu, representing 79.8% of the country's...
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    Hinduism in South India refers to the Hindu culture of the people of South India. Hinduism in South India is characterized by Dravidian customs and traditions...
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  • followers abide. The word Hindu is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, it has also been described as sanātana dharma...
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    Hinduism is the third-largest religion in Indonesia, based on civil registration data in 2022 from Ministry of Home Affairs, is practised by about 1.69%...
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    vigilant, the Rigveda records the dawning of Hinduism in India. The Dravidian languages of India were supplanted in the northern and western regions. By 400 BCE...
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    Hinduism (Meitei: Hindu Laining) is one of the major religions practiced in the state of Manipur, India. Hinduism is concentrated in the Imphal Valley...
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    flourished in the medieval period, with the decline of Buddhism in India. The history of Hinduism is often divided into periods of development. The first period...
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    right. According to the 2011 census, 79.8% of the population of India practices Hinduism, 14.2% adheres to Islam, 2.3% adheres to Christianity, 1.7% adheres...
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    according to the 2011 census. Hinduism is the most widely professed faith in Kerala. According to 2011 Census of India figures, 54.7% of Kerala's residents...
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    Agama puja are practised in Hinduism in India. In the Hinduism of Bali, Indonesia, Agama puja is most prevalent inside homes and in temples. Puja is sometimes...
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    Punjab region as a whole, which was partitioned between India and Pakistan in 1947. Hinduism is the oldest recorded religion practiced by the Punjabi...
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    Hinduism is the most followed Religion in India and nearly 84% of the total population of Karnataka follows Hinduism, as per 2011 Census of India. Several...
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    Hinduism is the Fourth-largest religion in Myanmar, being practised by 1.7% of the population of Myanmar. Hinduism is practised by about 890,000 people...
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    Hinduism is a minority religion in the Meghalaya state of India constituting 12% of the state's population. The Nartiang Durga Temple in Meghalaya is one...
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    Hinduism was first introduced by Sindhi settlers who migrated to Ghana after India was divided in 1947. It was spread to Ghana actively by Ghana's Hindu...
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    adherents of Dharmic religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism. Also, many of the Zoroastrians/Parsis living in India stopped eating beef out of respect...
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  • Hinduism in Telangana encompasses a diverse range of traditions, practices, and beliefs. Although there is considerable diversity, certain elements unite...
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    Buddhism and Hinduism have common origins in the culture of Ancient India. Buddhism arose in the Gangetic plains of Eastern India in the 5th century BCE...
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    Hinduism in Southeast Asia had a profound impact on the region's cultural development and its history. As the Indic scripts were introduced from the Indian...
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  • sexuality Hinduism and sexual orientation Homosexuality in India Homosexuality and Hinduism Homosexuality and Sikhism Kamashastra Non-westernized concepts...
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    Hinduism in Asia Hinduism in India Hinduism in Nepal Hinduism in Bangladesh Hinduism in Pakistan Hinduism in Sri Lanka Hinduism in Bhutan Hinduism in Afghanistan...
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  • limiting gender roles. The Devi Sukta hymn of Rigveda, a scripture of Hinduism, declares the feminine energy as the essence of the universe, the one who...
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    including what is now Thailand, has been in contact with Hinduism through India for over 2000 years. Indian settlement in Southeast Asia has been ongoing since...
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    Hinduism is the third largest religion in Australia consisting of more than 684,002 followers, making up 2.7% of the population as of the 2021 census...
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    marriages in India since at least the 1980s. Hindu wedding Pativrata Buddhist view of marriage Weddings in India Shuddhikaran Shuddhi (Hinduism) Interfaith...
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  • The Religion of India: The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism is a book on the sociology of religion written by Max Weber, a German economist and sociologist...
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    according to the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. The Buddha has been among the formative forces in the origins of Hinduism. Regional Hindu texts over the centuries...
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    Hindu animal sacrifice is in recent times mostly associated with Shaktism, and in currents of folk Hinduism strongly rooted in local popular or tribal traditions...
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  • generally are diverse, and different Hindu groups have distinct views. India under Hinduism did not have legal or moral restrictions on homosexuality or transsexuality...
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    of Hinduism Historical Vedic religion Vedas Vedic mythology Vedic priesthood History of Buddhism Traditional games of India Science and technology in ancient...
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