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:: KARNATAKA - RELIGION

Karnataka bears a history of about 2000 years and occupies sixth place in its extent in India. It is said that the name Karnataka is derived from 'Karu-nadu' meaning black soil, or 'Kammitthu-nadu' meaning fragrance; it also means that it is a land situated at height. Huientsang the Chinese traveller who visited Karnataka has called the land 'Moholacha' (Maharashtra). 'Karu-nadu' means Maharashtra in Sanskrit.

Hinduism : Hinduism is the most ancient religion. It gets its guidance from the vedas, Upanishads, Sutra Epics and Granthas. Hinduism incorporates all forms of belief and worships without necessitating the selection or elimination of any. The core of Hinduism does not depend on the existence or non existence of God or on whether there is one God or many.

Islam : In the Muslim religion the supreme deity is Allah and the founder and chief prophet is Mohammed.

Mohammed was an Arab, born in the city of Mecca. He taught that there is only one god and he is only a messenger. Mohammed died in 632. The largest Muslim communicates exist in the Middle East, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Central Asia, Turkey and Albania.

Mecca and Madina are sacred cities of Islam. The Muslims also built magnificent mosques and structures like the Allhambra in Spain and the Taj Mahal in India.

Christianity : Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem in the state of Israel. Like that of many other prophets, the birth of Jesus was foretold through an angelic announcement. The birth of another