HINDUSIM

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THIS IS WHERE HINDUSIM IS POPUALAR

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Main facts- This is a Hindu temple.• Became a religion thousands of years ago• Believe in many gods• Hinduism is the dominant religion in Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism, Jan.18/15

• Hinduism is followed by about 70 % of India’s pop.World History in Content,Jan.19/15

• Hinduism is the major religion of India.• Has about 950 million followers.• Although most Hindus live in India, Hindu literature and philosophy influenced

people throughout the world.World book student,Jan.19/15

• The earliest sacred books of the Hindus are called The Vedas.

• The Vedas are a collection hymns and poems which out the religious ideas of the Aryan(a people who invaded India from the in about 1500 BC).

• The Vedas written in the Sanskrit language, were the sacred scriptures of these people.

The Vedas

THIS IS THE HINDUISM SYMBOL