HINDU CULTURE

PHYSICAL OBJECTS

• hindus worship cows
• have bindis (jewel between eyes)
• can't eat beef, cook everything with fire
• live in stone buildings, carpett on floor

PLACE

• Live in India
• 80.5% of India are Hindu

SLANG

• binder= turban
• babu- child
• Agnihotra= sacrifice to God
• bhuta= ghost, goblin

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VALUES AND BELIEFS

• Hindus believe in a one, all-pervasive Supreme Being
• believe that the universe undergoes endless cycles of creation
• believe that the soul reincarnates

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• cows are holy
• caste system

TABOO

• eating beef
• killing animals out of tradition
• no milk

SYMBOLS

• bindi- dot on forehead
• aum- sacred sound
• linga-symbol of god

INDIA MAP

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• images.google/map/india
• thehindu.com
• www.rsdb.com/india