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Religion |
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India is a
secular country and bears equal tolerance to all religions,
imparting each an equitable status. Religions are a way of life
in India, and most of them came into being more than a century
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Kerala hailed,
as God's own country, by many, deserves this accolade because of
many features geographical and sociological. A long coastline in
the west and mountains on the east forming clear natural
boundaries. Religion has played a crucial role in Kerala's
culture. There are mainly three religions in Kerala - Hinduism,
Christianity and Islam. As far as the religion of Kerala is
concerned, the origins could be traced to Hinduism. |
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Then came in
the Islamic faith and Christianity with its various sects. The
other Indian religions like Buddhism; Jainism had some influence
among the Hindus and was found scattered with their migration to
Kerala. |
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According to
the 1991 census 57.38% of the population of Kerala are Hindus,
23.33 Muslims and 19.32 Christians. The earliest settlers of
Kerala were the Proto-Australoids, the Mediterranean,
Dravidians, and the Aryans in 321-297 BC. |
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Here are some elaborate details
about Indian religions that you would like to know. |
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