{"id":3013,"date":"2018-11-09T13:26:47","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T13:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/?p=3013"},"modified":"2018-11-12T10:03:40","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T10:03:40","slug":"1-what-is-hinduism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/further-information-and-teaching-resources-primary\/photocard-texts-further-information-and-teaching-resources-primary\/1-what-is-hinduism\/","title":{"rendered":"1. What is Hinduism?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Download PDF: <a href=\"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PCT-001-What-is-Hinduism-.pdf\">PCT-001 What is Hinduism<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2998\" src=\"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img001-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img001-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img001-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img001-728x1030.jpg 728w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img001-1060x1500.jpg 1060w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img001-498x705.jpg 498w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img001-450x637.jpg 450w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img001.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a>Hinduism is the religion followed by Hindus. It started in India, over 5,000 years ago.<\/li>\n<li>Hinduism is the main religion in India. Many Indian people are Hindus. Others are Muslims, Sikhs or Buddhists. There are also quite a few Jews and Christians living in India.<\/li>\n<li>India is a very hot country. It is over 4,000 miles away.<\/li>\n<li>In India there are many interesting animals, such as: tigers; snakes; elephants; camels; monkeys; peacocks; wild pigs; cows.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0In India, there are some very long and wide rivers. The longest is the River Ganges. Indian people called it \u2018the Ganga\u2019 or \u2018Mother Ganga\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>Some Hindus live outside of India. Many Hindu people live in Britain.<\/li>\n<li>Hindu ladies often wear a saree, (although wearing a saree doesn\u2019t mean someone is a Hindu).They sometimes wear a nose-ring and a bindi. A bindi is a dot worn between the eyebrows. Hindu men usually dress like everyone else.<\/li>\n<li>Not all Hindus are from India, or from Indian families. There are some white Hindus also!<\/li>\n<li>Yoga comes from India; so do joss sticks (incense), curries and lots of other things.<\/li>\n<li>In Britain, we see many Indian restaurants.<\/li>\n<li>Some English words come from India; here are a few you may recognise: pyjamas, bungalow, chutney, cot, jungle, shampoo, punch (\u2018panch\u2019 in India means \u2018five\u2019).<\/li>\n<li>Many languages are spoken in India. The main one is Hindi.<\/li>\n<li>The Hindu holy books are written in a very old language called Sanskrit. Two important books are:<br \/>\n(1) the Ramayana (the story of Rama and Sita)<br \/>\n(2) The Bhagavad Gita (\u2018The song of God\u2019)<\/li>\n<li>Hindus worship at home and in the temple (called a \u2018mandir\u2019). There are about 150 Hindu temples in Britain.<\/li>\n<li>One symbol used to show Hinduism is the Om sign.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download PDF: PCT-001 What is Hinduism Hinduism is the religion followed by Hindus. It started in India, over 5,000 years ago. Hinduism is the main religion in India. Many Indian people are Hindus. Others are Muslims, Sikhs or Buddhists. There are also quite a few Jews and Christians living in India. 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