1. And some Interesting & Fun Facts
Hinduism
And some Interesting & Fun Facts

2. No religion teaches hatred, every religion tells about love & affection towards others

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4. Hinduism- 3rd Largest Religion
Hinduism is the major religion of South Asia. Other name for it is Sanātana Dharma. Demographically, Hinduism is the world's 3rd largest religion, after Christianity and Islam. Major books are the Upanishads, Purāṇas , Mahābhārata and Ramayana. The word Hindu is derived from word Sindhu, the local name of a river called Indus which has disappeared now. Hinduism is generally regarded as the world's oldest organized religion.

5. Hinduism –Interesting Facts
Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world
Cow is considered sacred as its milk was the basis of food in earlier days , Curd, butter, yoghurt –all came from cow. So cow was considered to be very auspicious. So till now ,cow is worshipped
There are 8.4 million different gods & goddesses in Hindu religion, so one can ick & choose the god or goddess of his/her own liking
In a family, every member can follow his or her own god or goddess, there is no restriction for choosing one god only
In most of Hindu marriages, the bride & bridegroom have to take 7 circles around holy fire ,by taking 7 different oaths to help & commit to each other

6. Hinduism –Interesting Facts
There is no restriction on eating meat , >40% of Hindus eat meat.In earlier days, animals were slaughtered to please deities & gods
Most of Hindus believe in re-birth. The belief is that if one person does good deeds in this life, his next life would be better. And if he does very good deeds ,then he can merge in God & does not need to come back on earth by re-birth
Ganges ,a river in India,is considered to be very holy by many of the Hindus & they believe that a holy dip in Ganges would purify their bodies & all of their sins would be forgiven .This is similar to confession tradition in Christians

7. By Navisha
Teacher at Scottish New World School
Gurgaon, India