Language and Religion of India
India is a destination known for a rich Culture and language. Indians are highly spiritual beings and they worship their Gods and deities with prayers, offerings at the temple, mosques etc. Altogether there are fifteen major languages in India around eight hundred and forty four dialects. The most common language is Hindi. Nearly eighty percent of Indians are Hindus, 0.5 percent are Jains and 0.7 percent of Indians are Buddhists.
Languages spoken in Andhrapradesh are Telegu and Urdu, Assam have Assamese language, Bihar have hindi, bhojpuri and Maithili, Delhi have Hindi, Punjabi and English, Goans speak Konkani, Marathi, Hindi, English and Portuguese, Gujarat speak Gujaratis, Punjab and Haryana speak Hindi, Punjabi, Haryanvi and Urdu, Himachal Pradesh Hindi and Pahari, Jammu and Kashmir Dogri, Kashmiri, Ladaki, Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi and tibetan, Karnataka people speaks Kannada, Kerala Malayalam, Madhya Pradesh Hindi and Urdu languages, Orissa Oriya language is spoken, Rajasthan hindi, Rajasthani and Marwari, Sikkim Sikkimese and Nepali, Tamil Nadu Tamil, Uttar Pradesh Hindi Brij Bhasha, Avadhi, Bhojopuri are fluently spoken. Uttaranchal people speak Garhwali, Kumaoni and Hindi and West Bengalis speak Bengali, Urdu and Nepalese.
The most celebrated religious festivals by Indians are:
- Makar Sankranti and Pongal: Celebrated by citizens of Gujrat, Rajasthan and Tamilnadu.
- Holi- also known as festival of Colors celebrated at Mathura,Dwarka and Vrindavan.
- Easter Sunday and Good Friday by Christian communities of Goa and Kerala.
- Maha Shivratri: The marriage of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati
- Eid Al Fitr: Muslim communities celebrate with Iftar parties also known as Ramazan.
- Janamasthami: The birthday of Lord Krishna ISKCON foundation society
- DurgaPuja in Kolkata and Bengal
- Diwali: Celebrated by people of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab and Delhi
- Buddha Purnima celebrated by devotees at Bodh gaya and Bihar
- Losar: Celebrated by people of Arunachal pradesh and Ladakh
- Christmas: Old Goa, Meghalaya and Cochin.