This powerpoint presentation include a brief explaination about the different major religions in India and the way of celebrating and accepting the religious faith by people
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% 1951
Populati
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% 1961
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% 1971
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% 1981
Populati
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% 1991
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Hinduism 84.1% 83.45% 82.73% 82.30% 81.53% 80.46%
Islam 9.8% 10.69% 11.21% 11.75% 12.61% 13.43%
Christianity 2% 2.44% 2.60% 2.44% 2.32% 2.34%
Sikhism 1.79% 1.79% 1.89% 1.92% 1.94% 1.87%
Buddhism 0.74% 0.74% 0.70% 0.70% 0.77% 0.77%
Jainism 0.46% 0.46% 0.48% 0.47% 0.40% 0.41%
Zoroastrianism 0.13% 0.09% 0.09% 0.09% 0.08% 0.06%
Ethnic faiths, others 0.43% 0.43% 0.41% 0.42% 0.44% 0.72%
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5. Hinduism has been called the "oldest religion" in the world.
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12. Buddhism is a nontheistic religion or dharma, "right way of living", that encompasses
a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices largely based on teachings attributed
to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha ("the awakened one").
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18. Religion, as a Blessing to People
People stay away from so many sins or from
doing crimes because of God’s Afraid.
When a person falls on tention, depression or
any difficulty arises in his daily life, he prays the
God of his religion and gets relaxation.
Festivals of all the religions give the time to its
followers to enjoy their life with their family,
relatives and with their society and establishes
beautiful relationship among them.