Hinduism originated in India between 2300-1500 BC and has no single founder. It began along the Indus River and has four main branches: Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Smartism, and Shaktism. Hindus worship in homes and temples and revere the Vedas as sacred texts. Major holidays include Holi, Diwali, and Mahashivaratri. Core beliefs include karma and reincarnation, respect for all life, cyclical nature of the universe, moksha or liberation from the cycle of rebirth, and that God can be both transcendent and immanent.

1. HINDUISMMalik Makey, Cveta Maleska

2. PLACE OF WORSHIP
➤ Home
➤ Temple Mandir

3. FOUNDER
➤ No founder

4. DATE FOUNDED
➤ 2300-1500 BC
➤ Is believed to be the beginnings of Hinduism

5. PLACE WHERE IT BEGAN
➤ India

6. GEOGRAPHICALLY, WHERE HAS IT
SPREAD➤ Hinduism was first developed in and around the Indus River in
India.
➤ This is also where the name of the region came from
➤ Hinduism is also the third largest religion compared to Islam
and Christianity with as much as 850million followers.

7. BRANCHES OF RELIGION
➤ There are 4 branches which are...shaivites, vaishnavas,
smartha, and shaktism.

8. SACRED WRITINGS
➤ The vedas or "Books of knowledge"

9. HOLY DAYS OF THE YEAR
➤ Holi
➤ Diwali
➤ Manshivaratri

10. 7 MAJOR BELIEFS
➤ Hindus believe in karma, the law of cause and effect by each individual creates his own
destiny by his thoughts, words and deeds.
➤ Hindus believe that all life is sacred, to be loved and revered, and therefore practice
ahimsa, non injury, in thought, word and deed.
➤ Hindus believe that the universe under goes endless cycles of creation, preservation and
dissolution.
➤ Hindus believe that the soul reincarnates, evolving through many births until all karmas
have been resolved, and moksha, liberation from the cycle of rebirth, is attained. Not a
single soul will be deprived of this destiny
➤ Hindus believe in a one, all-pervasive supreme being who is both immanent and
transcendent, both creator and unmanifestreality.
➤ Hindus believe that an enlightened master, or satguru, is essential to know the
transcendent absolute as are personal discipline, good conduct, purification, pilgrimage,
self-in jury, meditation and surrender in god.
➤ Hindus believe that no religion teaches the only way to salvation above all others, but that
all genuine paths are facets of gods light, deserving tolerance and understanding.

11. SYMBOL
➤ "Om (or Aum) is the sacred sound that represents universe,
the ultimate reality (Brahman)