Hindus
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At least 752 people are dead in Nepal, authorities there said, while 2,500 people are missing, many of them pilgrims who were visiting lakes in the area that Hindus and Buddhists consider sacred.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
India is ethnically diverse but its politics are dominated by Hindus, who account for about 80% of its 1.4 billion people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Hindus regard Kailash as the abode of deities Shiva and Parvati, while Tibetan Buddhists associate it with Mount Meru, which they say is the centre of the universe.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Hindus consider cows sacred and killing them is illegal in many states.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Persians added their voices, and one of their learned doctors set off for what is now India, to gather and translate the wisdom of the Hindus.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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