India
Abbie Brooks
India's Religion
Brahman: Known as the supreme Hindu GOD. Strictly speaking, it is neither god or reality.
3 Hindu Deities: Are the 3 most important gods of Hindu. Trimurti, Vishnu the preserver, & Shiva the destroyer.
Dharma: Dharma is only one part of the hindu religion. Dharma means Duty, duty as in what the hindu gods sent you to do.
Karma: Karma is actions or deeds. As a religious term, Karma is the actions that affects ones fortune in this life and the next.
Samara: The repeated passing of souls through different worlds.
Diwali
How is it Celebrated: It is celebrated by lighting candles, lamps, decorating your house, parties, festivals, special meals, and in some places there are even fireworks.
Diwali is a holiday like Honika, or Christmas. The holidays are all celebrating GOD(s) that they believe in or worship. Diwali is sort of like Hindu's Christmas. The holiday has decoration that is put up, and there are decorations put up around the house. Just like for Christmas, there is a Christmas tree and ect..
10 Important Events of India
1540-The Birth of Maharana Pratap Singh of Mewar (son of Maharana Udai Singh II)
10 Important Events of India
1600- East India company is formed in England. And then gets exclusive trading rights with India.
1605- Akbar dies, and is then succeeded by his son Jehangir in 1605.
10 Important Events of India
1689- Chatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj dies. Chatrapati Sambhaji is the 2nd of the Maratha Empire.
1699- Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Guru of Sikhs creates Khalsa, the saint-soldier at Anandpur Sahib, and Punjab.
1929- The Central Assembly is bombed by Bahgat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt.
1939- All Indian Forward Bloc is established by Subhas Chandra Bose.
Important Events of India
Important Events of India
Important Events of India
Christian Marriage to Hindu Marriage
A Christian wedding is like most other (american) weddings. The weddings are held for one day, and can be celebrated anywhere, not just your house. There are many decorations like, flowers, candles, and many foods. The bride and groom are married under a arch. when it is time to eat, the groom and bride cut the wedding cake (which is sometimes tall and sometimes has many layers stacked on top of each other). The bride and groom get the first slice of cake and after, everyone gets to eat. People bring presents as gifts for the new wedded couple, and all family and friends come to celebrate.
India Before
India Before
India Before
India Now
India Now
India Now
India Before & India Now Comparison
Why are most Indians Vegetarian
What is the importance of the Ganges River to Hindus?
Biography about Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi's vision of a free India based on religious pluralism, however he was challenged in the early 1940s by a new Muslim nationalism, which was demanding a separate Muslim homeland carved out of India. When Hindus, muslims, and Sikhs were traveling to their new home lands, a violent battle broke out. Eschewing on the Official Celebration of Independence in Delhi. Gandhi visited the affected areas, attempting to provide solace. He then took a stand for peace and harmony, but later on in his life, he was then killed by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu Nationalist. Gandhi is commonly, though not officially, considered the Father of the Nation, in India. His birthday, 2 October, is commemorated there as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and world-wide as the International Day of Nonviolence.