RELIGIONS OF INDIA

                                   RELIGIONS OF INDIA

                                 "India is a country where every religion finds a home."

                                                                 ~ Annie Besant ~

India is a land of many cultures and religions. Different religions following different customs and traditions can be found here. People belonging to different castes and cultures can be seen living in unity.



India is a secular state. We have the right to celebrate all festivals, follow any religion and start a new religious practice. Now we will be talking about the Indian cultures on the basis of religion and worship, festivals, dance and language.

RELIGIONS & CULTURES

India is the home for Jains, Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians. Apart from this Buddhists also dwell in this country.


a) Jains worship the tirthankaras in the temples using Granths and Jinvani.
b) Sikhs worship in Gurudwaras to Guru Nanak using the Guru Granth Sahib.
c) Muslims worship Allah in mosques and their sacred book is the Quran.
d) Christians worship in church and their holy book is The Bible.
e) Hindus worship in temples to the ideals of the gods and goddesses.

FESTIVALS

All the communities and religions celebrate different festivals.


Hindus celebrate Shivratri, Holi, Basant Panchami, Lohri, Raksha Bandhan, Diwali, Navratri, Dussehra while the Jains' festivals include Paryushan Parva, Janm Kalyanak, Diwali, Roth Teej, Ashtanika Parv, Mahavir Jayanti, etc. The festivals of Muslims include Id, coming three times a year whereas Christians celebrate Christmas, Good Friday, etc.

DANCE

The dances do not only vary with religions but in different states and cultures as well.


Bhangra is famous in Punjab while Bharatnatyam is famous in South India. Kathak is well-known in Uttar Pradesh whereas Garba is done in Gujarat. Similarly, Kerala is famous for Kathakali. 

So, we have a range of dances in accordance with the regions they are famous in.

LANGUAGES & FOOD

In India, different languages are spoken on the basis of regions and communities. Hindi being the most-spoken Indian language followed by Bengali. Other languages spoken are Gujarati, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Punjabi, etc.

  

Different religions and areas have different foods. The people belonging to the coastal areas have fish and rice as their staple diet. Rice is the staple food of a majority of Indians. India is also rich in spices like pepper, cardamom, turmeric, chilies, pepper, etc.

Therefore, in India, we not only find secularism, but also unity in diversity. Hence, we Indians should be proud of our nation.

BLOGGER: AAPTI RIDHI JAIN

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