I made a pie chart in a program called Excel. This shows the percent of different religions. [Click on the chart to see it bigger]
Pie chart of religions in India
Here is a Bar Chart I made in Excel showing the same numbers. [Click on the chart to see it bigger]
Bar Chart of Religions in India
The bar chart and the pie chart show Hindu is the most popular religion. They show 74% of people are Hindu. Only 12% of people are Muslim and only 2% are Sikh.
Hinduism
Hinduism has been around since 2000 BC. Hindus pray to many Gods. Here is a picture of some of the Gods.
Hindu Gods
One of the Gods is called Ganesha. He has an elephant’s head and a human body. His mother and father are called Lord Siva and the Goddess Parvati. He is the God of success.
Ganesha
Another Hindu God is Brahma. Hindus believe he created the world. Here is a picture of Brahma
Brahma
Sikhism
Sikhism as been around since the 16th Century. Guru Nanak was the founder of Sikhism.
Guru Nanak
Sikhism was founded in Punjab and 20 million people are Sikhs. Most of them live in Punjab.
Sikh beliefs
- Sikhs believe that there is one God
- They work hard
- Be honest
- Be generous
- Treat everyone equally
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