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1 HINDUISM Suba Vasudevan, Graduate Student, MIS

2 HINDUISM Third-largest religion in the world Said to be the world’s oldest religion Majority of Hindus in the world reside in India, followed by Nepal Simply put: Hinduism is about celebrating life, nature and freedom…

3 Hindu Faith Origin Scriptures ( vedas, upanishads, itihasaas, etc.. ) Om/Aum

4 Hindu Gods Trinity Other Gods Prayers, idol worship, sacred chants, temples

5 Hindu Festivals Diwali – the festival of lights Holi – the festival of colors Durga Pooja and Navratri Birth anniversaries of some Gods

6 Hindu Society Four-layered social strata Clothes Food Weddings

7 Yoga Meaning and Origin Purpose, Practice Yoga Today

8 Hinduism Links www.geocities.com/RodeoDrive/1415/indexd.html Introduction to Hinduism: http://www.himalayanacademy.com/ http://www.himalayanacademy.com/ Evans Library stacks for Swami Vivekananda’s works Sacred Texts: http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/ http://hinduwebsite.com/hinduindex.htm http://www.indiadivine.com http://www.us-hindus.com These slides will be up online on: http://www.tamu.edu/wmst/hindu.htm

9 Contact Me If you would like to know more about Hinduism or the Hindu way of life… E-mail: suba@tamu.edu Suba Vasudevan, Graduate Student, MIS

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