Hinduism in India

Hinduism in India
	Srivari Brahmotsavam in Venkateswara Temple
Total population
	c.1.15 billion
Regions with significant populations
Uttar Pradesh	192,000,000
Bihar	107,000,000
Maharashtra	101,000,000
Madhya Pradesh	78,000,000
Rajasthan	71,500,000
West Bengal	70,500,000
Tamil Nadu	68,000,000
Scriptures
	Vedas, Puranas, Upanishads, Mahabharata (incl. Bhagavad Gita), Ramayana, and others
Languages
	Sanskrit, Tamil, Prakrit (sacred); Indian languages (according to the region)

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Hinduism is the largest and most practised religion in India.^[1]^[2] About 80% of the country's population is Hindu.^[3] India contains 94% of the global Hindu population.^[4]^[5] The vast majority of Indian Hindus belong to Vaishnavite, Shaivite, and Shakta denominations.^[6] India is one of the three countries in the world (Nepal (81%) and Mauritius (48%) being the other two) where Hinduism is the dominant religion.

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