2. P L A C E O F
W O R S H I P
• Hindus tend to workship in
homes, outdoor public
places & temples
3. H I N D U I S M H A S N O
S I N G L E F O U N D E R
A N C I E N T S C R I P T U R E S
S A Y I T S E S T A B L I S H E D
B Y G O D H I M S E L F .
H I N D U I S M W A S
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F O U N D E R
4. H I N D U I S M B E G A N I N I N D I A . H I N D U I S M H A S S P R E A D T O
S O U T H E A S T A S I A O V E R T H E Y E A R S .
W H E R E I T B E G A N
5. B R A N C H E S
O F R E L I G I O N
• Shaivites
• Vaishnavas
• Smartha
• Shaktism
• The sacred writing for
Hinduism is "vedas"
6. H O L Y D A Y S
O F T H E Y E A R
• Diwali (October 30th
Diwali, is a five-day festival celebrated
• Navartri ( October 2nd-
11th). Navaratri
(nine nights) is one of the greatest Hindu festivals.
It symbolises the triumph of good over evil.
• Vaisakni (April 13)
Punjabi festival, The beginning of the harvest
season, Punjabi New Year, Solar new year and
birth of the Khalsa
7. S A C R E D T E X T
• In Hinduism the sacred texts are
called "vedas". These are the
most ancient religions text which
define truth for Hindus.
• Hindus believe that the text were
received by scholars direct from
God himself and passed on to
the next living generations by
word of mouth.
8. B E L I E F S
• Hindus believe that the soul passes through a cycle of successive lives and its next
incarnation is always dependent on how the previous life was lived.
• Believe that existence is a cycle of birth, death and rebirth governed by karma.
• About 80% of Indian population regards themselves as Hindu
• Hindus mainly celebrate holy holidays but the Festival of Lights (Diwali) is the best
known.
• The 2001 Record recorded 559,000 Hinduism in britain around 1% of its
population.
• Hinduism originated around the Indus Valley near the Indus in modern day
Pakistan.
• Most Hindus believe in a supreme God, whose qualities and forms are represented
