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| Place where most Hindus live; one out of every eight people is Hindu |
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| (Varanasi)- Holy Place on the ganges river |
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| Sacred steps on the ganges river |
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| Festival marking the hindu new year |
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| Hindu festival that welcomes spring |
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| Individual's sense of duty |
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| Gain release from the cycle of death and rebirth (if you die in the ganges you are sought to obtain moksha) |
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| place of worship for Hindus |
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| a sacred word or phrase used in meditation |
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| Marks the end of childhood and the beginning of adulthood |
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| Symbolizes the three Principal forces that the absolute one contains |
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| holiest of hindu words, represents all of reality; represents the trimurti |
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| The creative force ; the god of creation |
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Diety that became a human
Krishna and Rama- Avatars of Vishnu |
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| The god of life, death, and rebirth |
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| Diety with the head of an elephant |
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| animal that is sacred to the hindus |
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| to sit down near; study sessions between a teacher and student |
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| Truth or Knowledge; holy books |
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System into which people are divided
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Priestly caste; perform the religious rituals and taught the religious texts; highest caste |
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Protect the people in times of war and peace |
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| Merchants and Businessmen |
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Special duty was to tend the Sacred cows |
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Outside the caste system |
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| Famous Hindu who worked for the independence of India through nonviolence and non-cooperation |
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