Hindus constitute the majority in India. Religious scripts like the Vedas, the Upanishads and the Puranas enlighten one about Hinduism. However, there is no single text which can sum up its philosophy. TheVedas are hymns praising different Gods. While the Upanishads are discourses between a guru (spiritual guide) and a shishya (disciple), stressing upon the unity of the God, the concept of atma (soul), life after death and karma, emphasises on the fact that happiness in this life has been achieved due to good deeds performed in the previous one. The ultimate goal of every Hindu is to attain moksha which is deliverance from the cycle of birth & rebirth. One can believe in either Shiva, Brahma, Vishnu or the Planets or the Rain God, or heroes based on the epics, all of them or none of them. Thus Hinduism is more of a way of life, rather than a religion. Its tolerance and flexibility has helped to preserve its sanctity under successive invasions and to embrace alien beliefs. The main divine principle of Hinduism is that God is one, but his avatars or incarnations are many.

Hinduism states three paths to self realization - knowledge, devotion (bhakti) and work (karma). In the olden times, Hindus were split into four castes, which was based on division of labour. The castes were as follows priests (Brahmins), soldiers (the Kshatriyas), traders (Vaishyas) & the unskilled labourers (Shudras). These however have faded with time and are not in practice in the modern age. Similarly, four stages of life have been defined ideally for a Hindu - first is a student and bachelor (brahmacharya), then is the householder (grihsthya), meditator in the forest (vanaprastha) & finally the sanyas i.e. the renunciation of material life for a spiritual one. A number of movements like Bhakti Monerment and societies like Keshab Chandra Sen's Brahmo Samaj, Swami Dayanand Saraswati's Arya Samaj and Ramakrishna Mission had their origin in Hinduism. Hinduism can boast of thinkers such as Kabir, Sankaracharya, Vidyasagar and Raja Ram Mohan Roy who had significantly contributed in reforming the society by abolishing sati, where, upon the death of a husband, the wife was supposed to immolate herself by throwing herself on her husband's corpse, and by encouraging widow remarriage. Buddhism, Jainism & Sikhism are all breakaways from Hinduism.

Temples In India:
Galta Temple	Chamunda Temple
Nasiyan Temple	Jagat Shri Brahma Temple
Other Sacred Temples & Ghats of India