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  1. Indian languages (according to the region) Hinduism is the largest religion in India. [2] [3] According to the 2011 Census of India, 966.3 million people identify as Hindu, [4] representing 79.8% of the country's population. India contains 94% of the global Hindu population.

  2. Hinduism (/ ˈ h ɪ n d u ˌ ɪ z əm /) is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its 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 (Sanskrit: सनातन धर्म, lit.

  3. What is Hinduism? Hinduism ( / ˈhɪnduˌɪzəm /) is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order or way of life. 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 ( Sanskrit: सनातन धर्म, lit. ''the eternal dharma ...

  4. www.wikiwand.com › en › HinduismHinduism - Wikiwand

    Hinduism ( / ˈhɪnduˌɪzəm /) is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.

  5. Hindu artifacts, artworks and temples ranging from the 9th-century to the 21st-century. The history of Hinduism is often divided into periods of development. The first period is the pre-Vedic period, which includes the Indus Valley Civilization and local pre-historic religions, ending at about 1750 BCE.

  6. Fundamental to Hinduism is the belief in a cosmic principle of ultimate reality called brahman and its identity with the individual soul, or atman. All creatures go through a cycle of rebirth, or samsara, which can be broken only by spiritual self-realization, after which liberation, or moksha, is attained.

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