Hinduism is the main and largest religion of Nepal. In 2006, the country declared itself a secular country through democracy, after the abolition of its...
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freedom throughout the nation as fundamental rights. Hinduism is the majority religion in Nepal and profoundly influences its social structure and politics...
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Hinduism in Asia Hinduism in India Hinduism in Nepal Hinduism in Bangladesh Hinduism in Pakistan Hinduism in Sri Lanka Hinduism in Bhutan Hinduism in Afghanistan...
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The Char Dham of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालको चार धाम) is a set of four Hindu religious sites in Nepal. They are Pashupat Kshetra, Mukti Kshetra, Ruru Kshetra...
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in the world (Nepal (81%) and Mauritius (48%) being the other two) where Hinduism is the dominant religion. The Vedic culture developed in India in 1500 BCE...
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followers abide. The word Hindu is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, it has also been described as sanātana dharma...
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of Nepal is derived from Hinduism which is common in Hindu cultures. However, the modern and government-sanctioned representation is of Hinduism and...
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placed at around 563 BCE. In Nepal's hill and mountain regions Hinduism has absorbed Buddhist tenets to such an extent that in many cases they have shared...
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Newa Hinduism is a form of Hinduism followed by the Newar people in Nepal. Newar Hinduism is based on Kaula or Vamachara concept. Newar dance consists...
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Malaysia, Bali, Cham, Singapore, Mauritius, and Nepal. The following dates briefly outline the arrival of Hinduism. As early as 300AD – Indonesian Hindu merchants...
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Hinduism is the second largest religion in Bangladesh, as according to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, approximately 13.1 million people responded that...
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Hinduism is the second largest religious affiliation in Bhutan, covering about 22.6% of the population, according to the Pew Research Center 2010. It...
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Buddhist temples in Nepal List of Mahaviharas of Newar Buddhism List of monasteries in Nepal List of Stupas in Nepal Hinduism in Nepal Guhyeshwari Temple...
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circumambulation as rooted in India and Hinduism. Hinduism has been present in the form of ancient Hinduism or Vedic religion in other parts of the Middle East...
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Shresthas (category Hinduism in Nepal)
City in Nepal. Berkeley: University of California Press. Levy, Robert I. (1991). Hinduism and the Organization of a Traditional Newar City in Nepal. UNIVERSITY...
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Tagadhari (category Hinduism in Nepal)
Chhetris is 72.3% as per the 2011 Nepal census. Hinduism in Nepal History of Hinduism Terai Brahmins were referred in the 1854 A.D. Muluki Ain code as...
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Kumari (goddess) (category Hinduism in Nepal)
ISBN 978-178060046-8. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kumari. Nepal portal Hinduism portal Religion portal Nepal Information: Details about Kumari Devi Bhaktapur Kumari...
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Hinduism has approximately 1.2 billion adherents worldwide (15% of the world's population). Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world behind...
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Dhana Kumari Bajracharya (category Hinduism in Nepal)
Dhana Kumari Bajracharya is a former Nepalese Kumari. Kumaris are pre-pubescent girls worshipped in Asian religious traditions as manifestations of female...
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Hinduism is the third-largest religion in Indonesia, based on civil registration data in 2023 from Ministry of Home Affairs, is practised by about 1.68%...
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restoration of Nepal's Hindu nation status". Hindustan Times. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2021. "Hinduism - The spread of Hinduism in Southeast Asia...
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"Nepal" is first recorded in texts from the Vedic period of the Indian subcontinent, the era in ancient Nepal when Hinduism was founded, the predominant...
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Hindu animal sacrifice is in recent times mostly associated with Shaktism, and in currents of folk Hinduism strongly rooted in local popular or tribal traditions...
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(2018). Reciting the Goddess: Narratives of Place and the Making of Hinduism in Nepal. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-934116-0. Monier-Williams...
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Hinduism is a minority religion in Korea. There are 24,414 Indians in South Korea, most of whom are Hindus. Through Buddhism, it has also had an indirect...
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Hinduism is the second largest religious affiliation in Pakistan after Islam. Though Hinduism was one of the dominant faiths in the region a few centuries...
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Chanira Bajracharya (category Hinduism in Nepal)
Goddess of Patan in Nepal. She was born in Nepal, chosen as living goddess in April 2000, and enthroned when she was five years-old. In late-May 2001, she...
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Hinduism has been spread in Russia primarily due to the work of scholars from the religious organization International Society for Krishna Consciousness...
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Hinduism was introduced to Yemen by immigrant Indian and Nepalese workers. Hinduism in Yemen largely goes under the radar, and is only practiced by small...
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a very limited presence in modern mainland China, but archaeological evidence suggests a significant presence of Hinduism in different provinces of medieval...
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