Kerala houses all major world religions. From early recorded days ,Kerala
had been forthcoming towards newer faiths from alien cultures. According
to the 1991 census, 60% of the state population is Hindus.
Muslims and Christians constitute 20 % each. Though all communities are
spread across the state Muslims are concentrated on Malabar region, where
as Christians are on Travancore . Both foreign religions have assimilated
a lot from Hinduism.
Members of a community actively participate in a festival of another religious
group. A microscopic community in Kerala is Jewish Diaspora with a population
of less than hundred. They have a 10 centuries-back history to boast.
Hinduism originated from religious practices of the dravidians and Aryan
Brahmins. Vedic scriptures documented circa 1000 BC form the substratum
of Hindu faith. Hinduism has a rich philosophical tradition with vedas forming
its ideological foundation.
Upanishads, another sacred scripture, delves into the metaphysical nature
of the universe and soul. Hinduism believes in rebirths that lead to moksha,
the spiritual salvation that frees human beings from the clutches of the
world.
Each rebirth helps human beings move closer to the divinity. Bad actions
during our lives result in bad karma, which ends in a lower reincarnation.
If actions are righteous, incarnation will be on a higher level. Hinduism
has tens of thousands of pantheon deities.
Brahmav, the Absolute, is seen as the creator of the universe. The creator
has three incarnations: Brahma, the creator, Vishnu, the preserver and Shiva,
the destroyer. Sakthi is represented by goddess power in the forms of Saraswathi,
Lakshmi and Parvathi.
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