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In ancient Indian society, "practices that restricted women's social mobility and behavior" existed but the arrival of Islam in India "intensified these Hindu practices, and by the 19th century purdah was the customary practice of high-caste Hindu and elite communities throughout India."
The Hindu pantheon is composed of deities that have developed their identities through both the scriptures of Hinduism as well as regional traditions that drew their legends from the faith. Some of the most popular deities of the Hindu pantheon include: Statue of Ganesha. Ganesha, also called Vinayaka and Ganapati, is a son of Shiva and Parvati ...
Bhagavata Purana: one of the "Maha" Puranic texts of Hindu literature, and is Sanskrit for "The Book of God". Bharude, Ovya: devotional poetry. Bhavarth Ramayan: Marathi version of the Ramayana written by Sant Eknath in the 16th century. Bījagaṇita: Ancient Indian mathematics, algebra textbook by Indian mathematician Bhāskara II.
Hindu Kush (top right) and its extending mountain ranges like Selseleh-ye Safīd Kūh or Koh-i-Baba to the west. The Hindu Kush is an 800-kilometre-long (500 mi) mountain range on the Iranian Plateau in Central and South Asia to the west of the Himalayas. It stretches from central and eastern Afghanistan [ 2 ][ 3 ] into northwestern Pakistan ...
E. Dharma Mandir, Enfield. Shree Sanatan Dharm Mandal Durga Mandir (Durga Mandir), Ilford [13] Sri Mahalakshmi Temple, East Ham [14] Kutch Satsang Swaminarayana Temple, Forest Gate. London Sri Murugan Temple, Manor Park [15] Radha Krishna Temple, Stratford. Swaminarayana Hindu Mission, Upton.
e. Religion in the Punjab in ancient history was characterized by Hinduism and later conversions to Jainism, Buddhism, Islam, Sikhism and Christianity; it also includes folk practices common to all Punjabis regardless of the religion they adhere to. Such practices incorporate local mysticism, including ancestral worship and worship of local ...
According to the 2018 civil registration, there were a total of 4,646,357 Hindus in Indonesia, compared to the 4,012,116 Hindus in 2010 census. [ 116] The percentages of Hinduism in Indonesia increased from 1.69% in 2010 to 1.74% in 2018 in 8 years respectively. Province (2018 Cen.)
Buddhism (7.1%) Sikhism (0.35%) Jainism (0.06%) Non-Indian religions (76.49%) Indian religions, sometimes also termed Dharmic religions or Indic religions, are the religions that originated in the Indian subcontinent. These religions, which include Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism, [ web 1][ note 1] are also classified as Eastern religions.