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Hinduism Local Temples:  Geeta Bhawan (Punjabi speaking), Geeta Bhawan, a hindu temple cum Community Centre is a reistered charity. The temple is open Monday and Thursdays from 11am to 1pm. For the main program please get in contact. Location: Geeta Bhawan, Lemyngton Street, Loughborough LE11 1UH Contact: Dr. S R Chhabra, 01509 233570 or 01509 560425  Shree Ram Krishna Mandir (Gujarati) Location: Alfred Street, Loughborough LE11 1NG.
Contact: 01509 218274 Student Group There is a SU Hindu Society on campus, for more information see www.lufbra.net/society/hindu/ and www.nhsf.org.uk/ Contact:
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click here for an overview of Hinduism Links National Hindu Students Forum (UK) National Council of Hindu Temples (UK) CHARTER OF UK.RELIGION.HINDU Overview of Hinduism
Hinduism is the word's third most popular religion, with around 900 million followers. Those who follow this faith are known as "Hindus". About 80% of the population of India regard themselves as Hindus. Hinduism is the fourth most popular religion in Britain with around 400,000 followers. Bare Essentials of Hinduism - Hinduism is over 3000 years old, although elements of the faith are much older.
- No founder, single teacher, nor prophets.
- Not a single unified religion.
- Originated near the river Indus.
- Hindus believe in a universal soul or God called Brahman.
- There are many other deities such as Krishna, Shiva, Rama and Durga.
- Hindus believe that existence is a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, governed by Karma.
Beliefs...
God or gods?
Contrary to popular understanding, Hindus recognise one God, Brahman, the eternal origin who is the cause and foundation of all existence. The gods of the Hindu faith represent different expressions of Brahman.
Different Hindu communities may have their own divinities whom they worship, but these are simply different ways of approaching the Ultimate. Hindus recognise three principal gods as expressions of Brahman: Brahma, who creates the universe, Vishnu, who preserves the universe Shiva (left), who destroys the universe. Brahma
Brahma is the Creator. However, Brahma is not worshipped in the same way as other gods because it is believed that his work — that of creation — has been done.
Hindus worship other expressions of Brahman (not Brahma), which take a variety of forms.
Hindus are are often classified into three groups according to which form of Brahman they worship: - Those who worship Vishnu (the preserver) and Vishnu‘s important incarnations Rama, Krishna and Narasimha;
- Those who worship Shiva (the destroyer)
- Those who worship the Mother Goddess, Shakti, also called Parvati, Mahalakshmi, Durga or Kali.
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