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	=== Art ===		=== Art ===
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	'''Hindu art''' encompasses the artistic traditions and styles culturally connected to Hinduism and have a long history of religious association with Hindu scriptures, rituals and worship.		'''Hindu art''' encompasses the artistic traditions and styles culturally connected to Hinduism and have a long history of religious association with Hindu scriptures, rituals and worship.
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	=== Calendar ===		=== Calendar ===
	{{See also\|Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendar}}		{{See also\|Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendar}}
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	The Hindu calendar, Panchanga ({{Lang-sa\|पञ्चाङ्ग}}) or Panjika is one of various [[Lunisolar calendar\|lunisolar calendars]] that are traditionally used in the [[Indian subcontinent]] and [[Southeast Asia]], with further regional variations for social and [[Hindu]] religious purposes. They adopt a similar underlying concept for timekeeping based on [[sidereal year]] for solar cycle and adjustment of lunar cycles in every three years, but differ in their relative emphasis to moon cycle or the sun cycle and the names of months and when they consider the New Year to start.<ref name="richmond80">{{Cite book \|author=B. Richmond \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wwEVAAAAIAAJ \|title=Time Measurement and Calendar Construction \|publisher=Brill Archive \|year=1956 \|pages=80–82 \|access-date=2011-09-18}}</ref> Of the various regional calendars, the most studied and known Hindu calendars are the [[Shaka era\|Shalivahana Shaka]] (Based on the [[Shalivahana\|King Shalivahana]], also the [[Indian national calendar]]) found in the [[Deccan Plateau\|Deccan region]] of Southern India and the [[Vikram Samvat]] (Bikrami) found in Nepal and the North and Central regions of [[India]] – both of which emphasize the lunar cycle. Their new year starts in spring. In regions such as Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the solar cycle is emphasized and this is called the [[Tamil calendar]] (though Tamil Calendar uses month names like in Hindu Calendar) and [[Malayalam calendar]] and these have origins in the second half of the 1st millennium CE.<ref name="richmond80" /><ref name="Fuller2004p109">{{cite book \|author=Christopher John Fuller \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=To6XSeBUW3oC \|title=The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India \|publisher=Princeton University Press \|year=2004 \|isbn=978-0-69112-04-85 \|pages=109–110}}</ref> A Hindu calendar is sometimes referred to as [[Panchangam]] (पञ्चाङ्गम्), which is also known as [[Panjika]] in Eastern India.<ref>{{cite book \|author=Klaus K. Klostermaier \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E_6-JbUiHB4C&pg=PA490 \|title=A Survey of Hinduism: Third Edition \|publisher=State University of New York Press \|year=2007 \|isbn=978-0-7914-7082-4 \|page=490}}</ref>		The Hindu calendar, Panchanga ({{Lang-sa\|पञ्चाङ्ग}}) or Panjika is one of various [[Lunisolar calendar\|lunisolar calendars]] that are traditionally used in the [[Indian subcontinent]] and [[Southeast Asia]], with further regional variations for social and [[Hindu]] religious purposes. They adopt a similar underlying concept for timekeeping based on [[sidereal year]] for solar cycle and adjustment of lunar cycles in every three years, but differ in their relative emphasis to moon cycle or the sun cycle and the names of months and when they consider the New Year to start.<ref name="richmond80">{{Cite book \|author=B. Richmond \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wwEVAAAAIAAJ \|title=Time Measurement and Calendar Construction \|publisher=Brill Archive \|year=1956 \|pages=80–82 \|access-date=2011-09-18}}</ref> Of the various regional calendars, the most studied and known Hindu calendars are the [[Shaka era\|Shalivahana Shaka]] (Based on the [[Shalivahana\|King Shalivahana]], also the [[Indian national calendar]]) found in the [[Deccan Plateau\|Deccan region]] of Southern India and the [[Vikram Samvat]] (Bikrami) found in Nepal and the North and Central regions of [[India]] – both of which emphasize the lunar cycle. Their new year starts in spring. In regions such as Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the solar cycle is emphasized and this is called the [[Tamil calendar]] (though Tamil Calendar uses month names like in Hindu Calendar) and [[Malayalam calendar]] and these have origins in the second half of the 1st millennium CE.<ref name="richmond80" /><ref name="Fuller2004p109">{{cite book \|author=Christopher John Fuller \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=To6XSeBUW3oC \|title=The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India \|publisher=Princeton University Press \|year=2004 \|isbn=978-0-69112-04-85 \|pages=109–110}}</ref> A Hindu calendar is sometimes referred to as [[Panchangam]] (पञ्चाङ्गम्), which is also known as [[Panjika]] in Eastern India.<ref>{{cite book \|author=Klaus K. Klostermaier \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E_6-JbUiHB4C&pg=PA490 \|title=A Survey of Hinduism: Third Edition \|publisher=State University of New York Press \|year=2007 \|isbn=978-0-7914-7082-4 \|page=490}}</ref>

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	The word ''Hindu'' is an [[exonym]]{{sfn\|Siemens\|Roodt\|2009\|p=546}}{{sfn\|Leaf\|2014\|p=36}}{{refn\|group=note\|name="Hindu_term"}} although many practitioners refer to their religion as ''[[Sanātana Dharma]]'' ({{lang-sa\|सनातन धर्म\|lit='the Eternal Dharma'}}) which refers to the idea that its origins lie beyond [[human history]], as revealed in the [[Hindu texts]]—but its usage is modern.{{sfn\|Knott\|1998\|pp=3, 5}}{{sfn\|Hatcher\|2015\|pp=4–5, 69–71, 150–152}}{{sfn\|Bowker\|2000}}{{sfn\|Harvey\|2001\|p=xiii}}{{refn\|group=note\|name="Knott_sanatana dharma"}} Another [[endonym]] is ''Vaidika Dharma'',<ref name=SmithBK1998>{{cite journal \|last=Smith \|first=Brian K. \|title=Questioning Authority: Constructions and Deconstructions of Hinduism \|journal=International Journal of Hindu Studies \|volume=2 \|issue=3 \|pages=313–339 \|year=1998 \|doi=10.1007/s11407-998-0001-9 \|jstor=20106612 \|s2cid=144929213}}</ref>{{sfn\|Sharma\|Sharma\|2004\|pp=1–2}}{{sfn\|Klostermaier\|2014\|p=2}}{{sfn\|Klostermaier\|2007b\|p=7}}<ref name=Sharma1985a /> the dharma related to the [[Vedas]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=View Dictionary\|url=https://sanskritdictionary.com/scans/?col=1&img=mw1022.jpg \|access-date=19 November 2021 \|website=sanskritdictionary.com}}</ref>		The word ''Hindu'' is an [[exonym]]{{sfn\|Siemens\|Roodt\|2009\|p=546}}{{sfn\|Leaf\|2014\|p=36}}{{refn\|group=note\|name="Hindu_term"}} although many practitioners refer to their religion as ''[[Sanātana Dharma]]'' ({{lang-sa\|सनातन धर्म\|lit='the Eternal Dharma'}}) which refers to the idea that its origins lie beyond [[human history]], as revealed in the [[Hindu texts]]—but its usage is modern.{{sfn\|Knott\|1998\|pp=3, 5}}{{sfn\|Hatcher\|2015\|pp=4–5, 69–71, 150–152}}{{sfn\|Bowker\|2000}}{{sfn\|Harvey\|2001\|p=xiii}}{{refn\|group=note\|name="Knott_sanatana dharma"}} Another [[endonym]] is ''Vaidika Dharma'',<ref name=SmithBK1998>{{cite journal \|last=Smith \|first=Brian K. \|title=Questioning Authority: Constructions and Deconstructions of Hinduism \|journal=International Journal of Hindu Studies \|volume=2 \|issue=3 \|pages=313–339 \|year=1998 \|doi=10.1007/s11407-998-0001-9 \|jstor=20106612 \|s2cid=144929213}}</ref>{{sfn\|Sharma\|Sharma\|2004\|pp=1–2}}{{sfn\|Klostermaier\|2014\|p=2}}{{sfn\|Klostermaier\|2007b\|p=7}}<ref name=Sharma1985a /> the dharma related to the [[Vedas]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=View Dictionary\|url=https://sanskritdictionary.com/scans/?col=1&img=mw1022.jpg \|access-date=19 November 2021 \|website=sanskritdictionary.com}}</ref>

	Hinduism is a diverse system of thought marked by a range of [[Hindu philosophy\|philosophies]] and shared concepts, [[Samskara (rite of passage)\|rituals]], [[Hindu cosmology\|cosmological systems]], [[Hindu pilgrimage sites\|pilgrimage sites]], and shared textual sources that discuss [[God in Hinduism\|theology]], [[metaphysic]]s, [[Hindu mythology\|mythology]], Vedic [[yajna]], [[yoga]], [[Āgama (Hinduism)\|agamic]] rituals, and [[Hindu temple\|temple building]], among other topics.{{sfn\|Michaels\|2004}} Prominent themes in Hindu beliefs include the four [[Puruṣārtha]]s, the proper goals or aims of human life; namely, [[dharma]] (ethics/duties), [[artha]] (prosperity/work), [[kama]] (desires/passions) and [[moksha]] (liberation/freedom from the passions and the [[Saṃsāra#In Hinduism\|cycle of death and rebirth]]),<ref name="Bilimoria 2007 p. 103">{{harvnb\|Bilimoria\|Prabhu\|Sharma\|2007}}; see also {{harvnb\|Koller\|1968}}.</ref>{{sfn\|Flood\|1996\|p=7}}{{sfn\|Flood\|1997\|p=11}} as well as [[karma]] (action, intent and consequences) and [[saṃsāra]] (cycle of death and rebirth).{{sfn\|Klostermaier\|2007\|pp=46–52, 76–77}}{{sfn\|Brodd\|2003}} Hinduism prescribes ~~the~~ eternal duties, such as honesty, refraining from injuring living beings (''[[Ahimsa\|ahiṃsā]]''), patience, forbearance, self-restraint, virtue, and compassion, among others.<ref name="EB-sanatana dharma" group="web" /><ref>{{Cite book \|last1=Dharma \|first1=Samanya \|title=History of Dharmasastra \|last2=Kane \|first2=P. V. \|volume=2 \|pages=4–5}} See also {{harvnb\|Widgery\|1930}}</ref> Hindu practices include worship ([[Puja (Hinduism)\|puja]]), fire rituals ([[Homa (ritual)\|homa/havan]]), devotion ([[bhakti]]), fasting ([[vrata]]), chanting ([[japa]]), meditation ([[Dhyana in Hinduism\|dhyāna]]), sacrifice ([[Yajna\|yajña]]), charity ([[dāna]]), selfless service ([[sevā]]), learning and knowledge ([[jñāna]]), recitation and exposition of scriptures ([[pravacana]]), homage to one's ancestors ([[śrāddha]]), family-oriented [[Sanskara (rite of passage)\|rites of passage]], annual [[List of Hindu festivals\|festivals]], and occasional pilgrimages ([[yatra]]). Along with the various practices associated with [[yoga]], some Hindus leave their social world and material possessions and engage in lifelong [[Sannyasa]] ([[Hindu monasticism\|monasticism]]) in order to achieve [[moksha]].<ref name="ellinger70">{{Cite book \|last=Ellinger \|first=Herbert \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pk3iAwAAQBAJ \|title=Hinduism \|publisher=Bloomsbury Academic \|year=1996 \|isbn=978-1-56338-161-4 \|pages=69–70}}</ref>		Hinduism is a diverse system of thought marked by a range of [[Hindu philosophy\|philosophies]] and shared concepts, [[Samskara (rite of passage)\|rituals]], [[Hindu cosmology\|cosmological systems]], [[Hindu pilgrimage sites\|pilgrimage sites]], and shared textual sources that discuss [[God in Hinduism\|theology]], [[metaphysic]]s, [[Hindu mythology\|mythology]], Vedic [[yajna]], [[yoga]], [[Āgama (Hinduism)\|agamic]] rituals, and [[Hindu temple\|temple building]], among other topics.{{sfn\|Michaels\|2004}} Prominent themes in Hindu beliefs include the four [[Puruṣārtha]]s, the proper goals or aims of human life; namely, [[dharma]] (ethics/duties), [[artha]] (prosperity/work), [[kama]] (desires/passions) and [[moksha]] (liberation/freedom from the passions and the [[Saṃsāra#In Hinduism\|cycle of death and rebirth]]),<ref name="Bilimoria 2007 p. 103">{{harvnb\|Bilimoria\|Prabhu\|Sharma\|2007}}; see also {{harvnb\|Koller\|1968}}.</ref>{{sfn\|Flood\|1996\|p=7}}{{sfn\|Flood\|1997\|p=11}} as well as [[karma]] (action, intent and consequences) and [[saṃsāra]] (cycle of death and rebirth).{{sfn\|Klostermaier\|2007\|pp=46–52, 76–77}}{{sfn\|Brodd\|2003}} Hinduism prescribes eternal duties, such as honesty, refraining from injuring living beings (''[[Ahimsa\|ahiṃsā]]''), patience, forbearance, self-restraint, virtue, and compassion, among others.<ref name="EB-sanatana dharma" group="web" /><ref>{{Cite book \|last1=Dharma \|first1=Samanya \|title=History of Dharmasastra \|last2=Kane \|first2=P. V. \|volume=2 \|pages=4–5}} See also {{harvnb\|Widgery\|1930}}</ref> Hindu practices include worship ([[Puja (Hinduism)\|puja]]), fire rituals ([[Homa (ritual)\|homa/havan]]), devotion ([[bhakti]]), fasting ([[vrata]]), chanting ([[japa]]), meditation ([[Dhyana in Hinduism\|dhyāna]]), sacrifice ([[Yajna\|yajña]]), charity ([[dāna]]), selfless service ([[sevā]]), learning and knowledge ([[jñāna]]), recitation and exposition of scriptures ([[pravacana]]), homage to one's ancestors ([[śrāddha]]), family-oriented [[Sanskara (rite of passage)\|rites of passage]], annual [[List of Hindu festivals\|festivals]], and occasional pilgrimages ([[yatra]]). Along with the various practices associated with [[yoga]], some Hindus leave their social world and material possessions and engage in lifelong [[Sannyasa]] ([[Hindu monasticism\|monasticism]]) in order to achieve [[moksha]].<ref name="ellinger70">{{Cite book \|last=Ellinger \|first=Herbert \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pk3iAwAAQBAJ \|title=Hinduism \|publisher=Bloomsbury Academic \|year=1996 \|isbn=978-1-56338-161-4 \|pages=69–70}}</ref>

	Hindu texts are classified into [[Śruti]] ("heard") and [[Smriti\|Smṛti]] ("remembered"), the major scriptures of which are the ''Vedas'', the ''[[Upanishads]]'', the ''[[Puranas\|Purānas]]'', the ''[[Mahabharata\|Mahābhārata]]'', the ''[[Ramayana\|Rāmāyana]]'', and the ''[[Agama (Hinduism)\|Āgamas]]''.{{sfn\|Klostermaier\|2007\|pp=46–52, 76–77}}<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Zaehner\|first=R. C.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eWuezQEACAAJ\|title=Hindu Scriptures\|publisher=[[Penguin Random House]]\|year=1992\|isbn=978-0-679-41078-2\|pages=1–7\|author-link=Robert Charles Zaehner}}</ref> There are six [[Āstika and nāstika\|āstika]] schools of [[Hindu philosophy]], who recognise the authority of the Vedas, namely [[Samkhya\|Sānkhya]], [[Yoga (philosophy)\|Yoga]], [[Nyaya\|Nyāya]], [[Vaisheshika]], [[Mīmāṃsā\|Mimāmsā]], and [[Vedanta\|Vedānta]].<ref name="Matthew Clarke 2011 28">{{Cite book \|last=Clarke \|first=Matthew \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DIvHQc0-rwgC&pg=PA28 \|title=Development and Religion: Theology and Practice \|publisher=Edward Elgar Publishing \|year=2011 \|isbn=978-0-85793-073-6 \|page=28 \|access-date=11 February 2015 \|archive-date=29 December 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229174115/https://books.google.com/books?id=DIvHQc0-rwgC&pg=PA28 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|editor-last=Holberg \|editor-first=Dale \|title=Students' Britannica India \|year=2000 \|volume=4 \|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica India \|isbn=978-0-85229-760-5 \|page=316}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Nicholson \|first=Andrew \|title=Unifying Hinduism: Philosophy and Identity in Indian Intellectual History \|publisher=Columbia University Press \|year=2013 \|isbn=978-0-231-14987-7 \|pages=2–5}}</ref> While the [[Puranic chronology]] presents a genealogy of thousands of years, starting with the Vedic ''rishis'', scholars regard Hinduism as a fusion{{refn\|group=note\|name="Lockard-fusion"}} or synthesis{{sfn\|Samuel\|2008\|p=193}}{{refn\|group=note\|name="Hiltebeitel-synthesis"}} of [[historical Vedic religion#Brahmanism\|Brahmanical orthopraxy]]{{refn\|group=note\|name="Brahmanism"}} with various Indian cultures,<ref name="various cultures">{{harvnb\|Hiltebeitel\|2002\|p=12}}; {{harvnb\|Flood\|1996\|p=16}}; {{harvnb\|Lockard\|2007\|p=50}}</ref>{{refn\|group=note\|name="fusion"}} having diverse roots{{sfn\|Narayanan\|2009\|p=11}}{{refn\|group=note\|name="roots"}} and no specific founder.{{sfn\|Fowler\|1997\|pp=1, 7}} This [[Hindu synthesis]] emerged after the Vedic period, between {{Circa\|500}}{{sfn\|Hiltebeitel\|2002\|p=12}}–200{{sfn\|Larson\|2009}} BCE and c. 300 CE,{{sfn\|Hiltebeitel\|2002\|p=12}} in the period of the [[Second Urbanisation]] and the early [[History of Hinduism#Hindu synthesis and Classical Hinduism (c. 200 BCE – 1200 CE)\|classical period of Hinduism]], when the [[Indian epic poetry\|Epics]] and the first Purānas were composed.{{sfn\|Hiltebeitel\|2002\|p=12}}{{sfn\|Larson\|2009}} It flourished in the [[Medieval India\|medieval period]], with the [[Decline of Buddhism in the Indian subcontinent\|decline of Buddhism in India]].{{sfn\|Larson\|1995\|pp=109–111}}		Hindu texts are classified into [[Śruti]] ("heard") and [[Smriti\|Smṛti]] ("remembered"), the major scriptures of which are the ''Vedas'', the ''[[Upanishads]]'', the ''[[Puranas\|Purānas]]'', the ''[[Mahabharata\|Mahābhārata]]'', the ''[[Ramayana\|Rāmāyana]]'', and the ''[[Agama (Hinduism)\|Āgamas]]''.{{sfn\|Klostermaier\|2007\|pp=46–52, 76–77}}<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Zaehner\|first=R. C.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eWuezQEACAAJ\|title=Hindu Scriptures\|publisher=[[Penguin Random House]]\|year=1992\|isbn=978-0-679-41078-2\|pages=1–7\|author-link=Robert Charles Zaehner}}</ref> There are six [[Āstika and nāstika\|āstika]] schools of [[Hindu philosophy]], who recognise the authority of the Vedas, namely [[Samkhya\|Sānkhya]], [[Yoga (philosophy)\|Yoga]], [[Nyaya\|Nyāya]], [[Vaisheshika]], [[Mīmāṃsā\|Mimāmsā]], and [[Vedanta\|Vedānta]].<ref name="Matthew Clarke 2011 28">{{Cite book \|last=Clarke \|first=Matthew \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DIvHQc0-rwgC&pg=PA28 \|title=Development and Religion: Theology and Practice \|publisher=Edward Elgar Publishing \|year=2011 \|isbn=978-0-85793-073-6 \|page=28 \|access-date=11 February 2015 \|archive-date=29 December 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229174115/https://books.google.com/books?id=DIvHQc0-rwgC&pg=PA28 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|editor-last=Holberg \|editor-first=Dale \|title=Students' Britannica India \|year=2000 \|volume=4 \|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica India \|isbn=978-0-85229-760-5 \|page=316}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Nicholson \|first=Andrew \|title=Unifying Hinduism: Philosophy and Identity in Indian Intellectual History \|publisher=Columbia University Press \|year=2013 \|isbn=978-0-231-14987-7 \|pages=2–5}}</ref> While the [[Puranic chronology]] presents a genealogy of thousands of years, starting with the Vedic ''rishis'', scholars regard Hinduism as a fusion{{refn\|group=note\|name="Lockard-fusion"}} or synthesis{{sfn\|Samuel\|2008\|p=193}}{{refn\|group=note\|name="Hiltebeitel-synthesis"}} of [[historical Vedic religion#Brahmanism\|Brahmanical orthopraxy]]{{refn\|group=note\|name="Brahmanism"}} with various Indian cultures,<ref name="various cultures">{{harvnb\|Hiltebeitel\|2002\|p=12}}; {{harvnb\|Flood\|1996\|p=16}}; {{harvnb\|Lockard\|2007\|p=50}}</ref>{{refn\|group=note\|name="fusion"}} having diverse roots{{sfn\|Narayanan\|2009\|p=11}}{{refn\|group=note\|name="roots"}} and no specific founder.{{sfn\|Fowler\|1997\|pp=1, 7}} This [[Hindu synthesis]] emerged after the Vedic period, between {{Circa\|500}}{{sfn\|Hiltebeitel\|2002\|p=12}}–200{{sfn\|Larson\|2009}} BCE and c. 300 CE,{{sfn\|Hiltebeitel\|2002\|p=12}} in the period of the [[Second Urbanisation]] and the early [[History of Hinduism#Hindu synthesis and Classical Hinduism (c. 200 BCE – 1200 CE)\|classical period of Hinduism]], when the [[Indian epic poetry\|Epics]] and the first Purānas were composed.{{sfn\|Hiltebeitel\|2002\|p=12}}{{sfn\|Larson\|2009}} It flourished in the [[Medieval India\|medieval period]], with the [[Decline of Buddhism in the Indian subcontinent\|decline of Buddhism in India]].{{sfn\|Larson\|1995\|pp=109–111}}
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	'''Hinduism''' is not only a [[religion]] but also a way of life.{{refn\|group=note\|name="definition"}} Hinduism is known to have more than one god and is widely practiced in [[South Asia]] mainly in [[India]] and [[Nepal]]. Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world,{{refn\|group=note\|See:		'''Hinduism''' is not only a [[religion]] but also a way of life.{{refn\|group=note\|name="definition"}} Hinduism is known to have more than one god and is widely practiced in [[South Asia]] mainly in [[India]] and [[Nepal]]. Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world,{{refn\|group=note\|See:
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	'''Hinduism''' is not only a [[religion]] but also a way of life.{{refn\|group=note\|name="definition"}} Hinduism is known to have more than one god and is widely practiced in [[South Asia]] mainly in [[India]] and [[Nepal]]. Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world,{{refn\|group=note\|See:		'''Hinduism''' is not only a [[religion]] but also a way of life.{{refn\|group=note\|name="definition"}} Hinduism is known to have more than one god and is widely practiced in [[South Asia]] mainly in [[India]] and [[Nepal]]. Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world,{{refn\|group=note\|See:
	* Fowler: and "probably the oldest religion in the world" ({{harvnb\|Fowler\|1997\|p=1}})		* Fowler: and "probably the oldest religion in the world" ({{harvnb\|Fowler\|1997\|p=1}})