How does hinduism shape identity and culture?

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origins

1.2 billion hindus

india, nepal, sri lanka, guyana, bhutan, UAE,suriname

polytheistic, believes in lots of gods,

god emerged from a lotus flower from the nothingness, splitted the lotus flower into 3 pieces, sky, earth and living things.

about 5000 years old and from india

polytheistic, 3 main gods and 1000 gods,

ganesh, god with a head of an elephant, people pray to him because ganesh is the remover of obstacles

main gods are brahma, creator of the universe,

vishnu, preserves the world created by brahma, amd sheva the destroyer

6 core beliefs

univeral soul

bodies die but souls live on forever, reincanates into animal/human

a belief called karma, for example when someone did something bad, something bad will happen to them, karma also effects reincarnation

vedas, holy books revealed to hindu sages

time is a cycle no beginning or end

proper behaviour as a human called dharma, as long as someone follows their dharma, all will be good, dharma presented by a wheel

festival of Dwali

lots of light, cause light overpowers darekness

buy nice clothes

holi, celebration of good over evil

thorw coloured power called "gulal" on eachother and dance to traditional folk music

hindu temple, generally used only for holy days, or they will pray or worship in their home, which has a little shrine in their homes

have shrines in their homes, they have picture of gods, fruits, candles, flowers as gifts to gods in their shrines