Sikkhism.   By the defintion Sikkhism has given its followers, a Sikh is

"Any human being who faithfully believes in: One immortal being; Ten gurus, from Guru Nanak Dev to Guru Gobind Singh; The Guru Granth Sahib; The utterances and teachings of the ten Gurus; and the baptism bequeathed by the tenth guru, and who does not owe allegiance to any other religion, is a Sikh." 

Pictured right is Shri Guru Nanek Dev Ji who founded Sikkhism in the Punjab Area.

Pictured left is a picture of the ten gurus mentioned above.

Islam.  Islam is a major world religion founded by Muhammed the Prophet (pictured right) in 622 AD in Mecca.

The most prominent example of Muslim influence in India is found in the Taj Mahal, which is "the jewel of Muslim Art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage." (UNESCO, 1983)

Pictued left is the Taj Mahal with Muslim worshippers in the front praying.

Jainism is a religion found in India.  The founder was Vardhamana (a statue of him is pictured left), who lived in East India and founded the religion around 420 AD. 

Jainism has a few symbols.  Pictured right is the most prominent one.

Buddhism is another major world religion that was founded in India.  Siddhartha Gautama (after "enlightenment" renamed "Buddha") founded this religion in 535 AD, although it did not start spreading until after his death. Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) is pictured right.

Buddhism follows "The Eight-Fold Path," which is a way of life. It calls for the right mindfulness, view, intentions, speech, action, livelihood, effort, and concentration (as pictured left).

Christianity.  Christianity is perhaps the oldest and most well-known religion that has taken root in India.  Although not developed in India like most of these other religions are, Christianity still has around 20 million followers in India.

Pictured left is the Elliot Indian Bible, which is the Bible translated into the Indian language.

Pictured right is a map showing the percentage of Christians in different parts of India.

Hinduism.  Hinduism is by far the largest religion in India, comprising over 80% of its population. A map showing how dominant Hinduism is in India is pictured right.

 Although Hinduism has millions of gods, they are all supposedly a manifestation of one divine spirit, Brahman (pictured left).