In the video Hinduism:330 Million Gods many topics were brought up that added to my interest of Hinduism. Topics included talks with different local people about their faith, the Ganges river, and different rituals done in the religion. The narrator adds a different perspective since he comes from a different religious background. The documentary not only taught me more about Hinduism, but always expanded my knowledge of it.
The narrator began with asking questions about religion such as: “Where were you before you were born?”, Where do you go when you die?”, “What you’re on the earth for in the mean time?” Questions like these are discussed when you don’t know the answer because if we knew, they wouldn’t be asked. Different people around the world have different answers and for that reason, you are able to connect with people who have similar answers to you. It adds interest to the topic because it’s not every day you think about the answer.
The narrator then goes to a small village and meets with a local priest. Since three quarters of the population of India live in villages, you see close connections. For example, the priest says that you call men in the village uncle, even if they aren’t. It shows a hence of community. I found this quite interesting because coming from a Hindu background, I see it happen at family gatherings. For
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These images give you a start to what to look at. It’s not the clay faces you worship; it’s want they represent. Hinduism is not a strict religion, but it’s more a philosophy of life. A person tries to work to can in peace with the mind and conscience. Hindus believe that if you are causing no harm, you are doing good. Mahatma Gandhi showed this belief by starting his nonviolent movement trying to gain independence for India against Great Britain. He also went through many hunger strikes to make