Hinduism

How Many People Are Hindus?

• Currently there are around 900 million followers worldwide.

Where And When Did It Start?

• Hinduism first started in India.
• It is unknown when hinduism started.

When And Where Do They Worship?

• Hindus worship at places called mandiras.
• The Hindu people worship every day of the week.

What Are Some Important Gods Or Deitys

• Brahman who is their overall creator.
• Vishnu who is their most widely worshiped deity.
• Shiva who helped create the universe.

What Are Some Important Symbols?

• The swastica means good fortune,time, and knowlege.
• Aum is their main symbol and means god and creation.

What Are Some Major Holy Days?

• Divali is like a hindu new year and they light candles to celebrate.
• Holi is celebrated by splashing colored powder on each other.
• Navratri is celebrates motherhood and one of their deitys Durga.

Are There Any Special Practices?

• Hindus do not eat cow or beef because they believe it is sacred.
• When married they take seven steps , each one for a different blessing.
• They are cremated after death.
• A ceremony is done after death by the closest male relative.

What Do They Believe?

• They believe in karma.
• They believe that after death you are reincarnated into something else.
• They believe that what you are reincarnated as is determined by karma.
• They believe in one supreme god called Brahman.
• They believe in multiple smaller gods or deitys.