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Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. 
It is the third largest religion, withover nine million members, after Christianity and Islam.
Hinduism is now majority in only three states of the world: India, Nepal and the African island 
n Hinduism there isdiversity of belief, but basically Hindus believe that behind the visible universe (Māyā), which attributed successive cycles of creation and destruction, is the principle which sustains theuniverse, Brahman or Atma, the Divine. Leave the cycle of reincarnation (samsara) and return to the divine principle is the greatest of all achievements for Hindus. 
In the currentimpersonal Hindu God is called Brahman. All other beings are reflected, on what is considered the beginning of the universe. 
Monotheism: Many Hindus believe in one God.
polytheism(belief in many gods): because, as various religions of India, profess syncretism. 
Advaita: either absolute monism, which defends the existence of a Being (God), it seems many of theprinciple of illusion or Maya. 
Worship with images: For Hindus, God can enter into a statue (murti) to allow worship (bathroom, offering food, etc..) 

The Hindu Vedas accept thesacred texts, covering many ancient texts. 
Shruti 
There is a group of texts that are considered "revealed" (Sanskrit shruti 'heard [s]'), and can not be interpreted, but followedto the letter: 
The Upanishad, mystical-philosophical meditations written over several centuries from 600 a. C. 
The four Vedas: 
Rig-Veda, 
Iáyur-veda, 
Sama-veda, Atharva-veda 
Smriti 
Other sacred texts are the smriti ('the remembered' tradition): 
The Mahabharata epic text. 
The Ramayana 
The 18 Puranas 
The ancient texts on Aiur-veda