sábado, 9 de julho de 2011

Hinduism. A polytheistic religion.

people pratice yoga near shiva statue, the renewal god.


Hinduism, have a very important influence in whole world.
The Yoga, Tantra, Mantra, an a lot of beliefs came from this religion.
They are polytheistic: believe that there is more than on god. One god for each need.
They pratice Yoga, becauwse they believe, that this way they can get their life goal in this world.


They make a lot of festivals for love in their gods, and pratice a lot of daily rituals. The photograph above shows diyas and another items used at hindu wedding. And below, Diwali, the lights festival, the most important of India.





Pilgrimage isn't required at hinduism, but a lot of people make it.
They go to holy cities, like Allahabad, Haridwar, Varanasi, and Vrindavan. The most known city is Puri, that have the most important temple.



Another important caracteristic of hinduism, is that they doesn't eat cow meat. 30% of indian people is vegetarian, it's a habit purifier. The cow, have a  maternal figure, because she give milk, and fertilizes the land, so they consider ungrateful eat her meat.


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