Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest religions, and has over 900 million adherents worldwide. Hinduism is not a single doctrine, and there is no single founder or teacher.

Hinduism originated around the Indus Valley near the River Indus in modern day Pakistan.
About 80% of the Indian population regard themselves as Hindu.
Hindus believe in a universal eternal soul called Brahman, who created and is present in everything.
But they worship other deities such as Ram, Shiva, Lakshmi and Hanuman, recognising different attributes of Brahman in them.
Hindus believe that existence is a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, governed by Karma.
Hindus believe that the soul passes through a cycle of successive lives and its next incarnation is always dependent on how the previous life was lived.
The Vedas are the most ancient religious Hindu text and define the truth.
Hindus believe that the texts were received by scholars directly from God and passed onto generations by word of mouth.
Hindus celebrate many holy days, but the Festival of Lights, Diwali is the most well known.
The 2001 census recorded 559,000 Hindus in Britain, around 1% of the population.