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Hinduism is the religion of the majority of people in India and Nepal. It also exists among significant populations outside of the sub continent and has over 900 million adherents worldwide.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/
Unlike most other religions, Hinduism has no single founder, no single scripture, and no commonly agreed set of teachings.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/
Founder: none Date founded: Earliest forms date to 1500 BC or earlier Place founded: India Place of worship: Temple or home shrine
Brahman- God of force, personal understanding of Divinity. Impersonal Force. Paramatmais- God as indwelling spirit, a kind of generic presence that exist within all things. Bhagavan- God in personal terms, as Krishna, Rama, Shiva, Lakshmi, Durga and the myriad of other Gods and Goddess. Transcendent personality.
http://hinduism.about.com/od/hinduism101/a/tenets.htm
Practices of Hinduism
Ayurveda Hatha Yoga Kundalini Yoga Namaste Greeting Puja (Pooja)
Practices
Ayurveda- is an ancient Hindu system of
medicine and healing that has found new popularity in the west today.
An Ayurveda drugstore in Kerala, India. kasuga sho Dhanwantri, physician to the gods and god of Ayurveda. under GFDL.
Practices
Hatha Yoga -Meditative movement, or Hatha -It is one of the paths leading to the ultimate goal of Raja Yoga, or contemplation of the One Reality.
Practising Hatha Yoga in the Alps.
Kathy Jones
Practices
Kundalini Yoga - is a tantric form of yoga focused on awakening the kundalini.
Kundalini rising
Practices
Namaste Greeting - The gesture (or mudra) of namaste is a simple act - Made by bringing together both palms of the hands before the heart, and lightly bowing the head. - In the simplest of terms it is accepted as a humble greeting straight from the heart.
A Namaste greeting in South India.
Photo: Steve Evans.
Practices
Puja (Pooja) - Religious ritual which some Hindus perform every morning after bathing and dressing but prior to taking any food or drink. - Puja is seen as a way of relating humans to the domain and actions of the divine, and can be performed for anything considered divine, from Vishnu to a holy tree.
http://www.religionfacts.com/hinduism/practices.htm