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.
• It is over 3,000 years old.
• 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 believe 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.