Enjoy this - Mind Blowing and Interesting Facts about Major Religions of India - Hinduism - A very Happy Republic day to all of you 1. India has almost as many Muslims as Pakistan. It has more Christians than the population of Australia, more Buddhists than Tibet, more Sikhs, Jains, and Parsis than any country in the world. 2. The last three Vedas (Yajur, Sama & Atharva) gave much importance to Ganga; however, the oldest Veda (Rigveda) revered Indus and Saraswati as the holiest of Indian rivers. 3. Beyond India, Hinduism is the dominant religion of many exotic regions such as Nepal, Mauritius, Bali, second biggest religion of Fiji & Sri Lanka and at one point covered most of Southeast Asia – including Indonesia, Cambodia and Malaysia. 4. The Romani people (Gypsies) that were originally Hindus trace their origins to Medieval India and the first Romani conference was funded in part by the Government of India. 5. Sushruta is the father of surgery, 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted surgeries like cesareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stones. Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India. 6. The Hindu epic of Mahabharata – that is often used to teach the principles of Hinduism – is written in 1.8 million words and is the long poem in the world (10X the combined length of the Illiad and Odyssey) 7. The Vishnu Temple in the city of Tirupathi built in the 10th century, is the world’s largest religious pilgrimage destination. Larger than either Rome or Mecca, an average of 30,000 visitors donate $6 million (US) to the temple every day.
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 02:30:00 +0000
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