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Hindu Religious Symbols Painting

The world Hindu originally was the Persian rendering of the Indian word Sindhu-the Sanskrit name of the river Indus. The Persian name Hindu must have come into being in the 6 th century B.C. when the territory round Indus formed part of the Persian Empire. But the name disappeared from India, with the exit of the Persians. It came back to India, centuries later, with the Muslim invasions from the north west. At that time, however, the word Hindi simply meant Indian and had no religious connection. Subsequently, under the Mughal emperors, the word assumed a religious tint and under the British it came to be applied exclusively to the people, who followed the age-old religion of India. The basis of Hinduism lies in the four Vedas… Click here to read more