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Consists mostly of Hinduism followed by · Consists mostly of Hinduism followed by Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, Judaism, Zoroastrianism which is an ancient Iranian

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Consists mostly of Hinduism followed by

Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism,

Jainism, Judaism, Zoroastrianism which is

an ancient Iranian religion and a

religious philosophy, and Baha’i Faith

which was originally founded in Persia

and the Ottoman Empire

Zoroastrianism Symbol

Baha’i Faith Symbol

Official language of the Union

Government of Republic of India is Hindi

and English is the secondary official

language

India has so many languages that they

can’t all be named but some of them are:

Urdu, Tamil, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi...

• Made of white marble

• Construction lasted from around 1632 till 1653

• Regarded as the finest example of Mughal architecture which is a combination of

Islamic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish, and Indian architectural styles

• Originally built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

Agra

• A popular tourist attraction cite for domestic and foreign tourists

• Has a ski resort, and lakes to go boating in

• The Himalayan valley provides a base to climb some of the challenging

Himalayan peaks

• The building of this temple began in the 16th century and finished in 1604

• Due to war going on in Amritsar at the time, it had to be rebuilt in 1764

• All four doors are always open to show the openness of Sikhs towards people of all religions

• They receive over 100,000 worshipers a day

• The third largest river in

the world, it is 2,525 km or

1,569 mi long

• Most sacred river to

Hindus

• It is a sparsely populated area in between Kashmir and Jammu

• Consists mostly of Muslims, Buddhists, and a few Hindus

• The culture is similar to Tibetan culture