Hinduism is one of the oldest religion still practice today in the world, mostly India. Hindus believe in one God and in many other gods. The one God is called Brahman, he is the spirit in everything in the universe, people, animals, trees, water, ground stars. in everything. Hindus also have thousands upon thousands of other gods. But there are three main gods most Hindus believe in these three main gods are in charge of the others. There names are: Brahma, the creator god, he created everything, Vishnu is the god that preserves and defends life and Shiva is the god of destruction and new life.
Hindusm has no single leader or teacher. In Christianity there is Jesus, with the Muslims is Muhammad. Hinduism does not have a single holy book, they have serveral sacred books. Christians have the Bible, Muslims have the Qu'ran and the Jewish people have the Hebrew Bible, first part is called the Torah.
Animals are sacred to Hindus. The cow is the most sacred animal. They are strictly forbidden to kill a cow or eat the meat. The river Ganges is considered holy. Is the longest river in India. Hindus try to make the trip to the Ganges and wash themselves in the water.
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