Hinduism

 Hinduism dates back as far as 2000 BCE Many Hindus have a prayer room for their daily rituals, many of these rooms have icons or idols dedicated to their chosen form of god(s). Hindus advocate the practice of ahimsa (non-violence) and respect to all living things, many Hindus embrace vegeterianism to respect higher forms of life. they believe in the 5 elements of Fire, Water, Space, Air and Earth. Hindus are also tolerant of all religions. Homam is a type of ceremony which means to light a fire. The Gods of Hinduism are called Deities. Hindus take their shoes off when they enter a temple and can pray either kneeling or standing up in a hall. The Temples represent the human body, the alter is the most important part of the temple representing the head. Vedas are the main texts of Hindiusm which have been gathered of hundreds of years from different people, most of it is written in Sanskrit which is the holy languageof the Hindus. Most of the texts had been past down by mouth for centuries before it was eventually written down Less than 1% of Australians follow Hinduism and over 800 million follow the religion around the world, most are based in India with over 80% of the population of India following Hiduism. a few Hindus came to Australia in the 1800's but their was a rise in the Hindu population in Australia during World War 2 after Japan invaded Asia. Be a vegetarian, pray daily Hindus believe in Karma which is basically good and bad deeds. If you do good deeds you will be reborn into a better life and will eventually unite with God. There are some holy cities in India which includes Allahabad, Haridwar, Varanasi, and Vrindavan.
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