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From its creation Hinduism has been a very influential religion in India. It was brought about once the Aryans left India and modified over the years. Often times the people of India are wrongly referred to as Hindus when Hindus are only the people practicing Hinduism. These people follow the strict yet simple rules of the religion; the cast system and the Vedas. These are to be respected and influence the people's daily life and have done so ever since their creation. The rituals are not questioned and are everyday affairs. Some of the traditions may have seemed a bit barbaric to the British at their time of rule however the people were used to them and treated them with great care.
It can be said that Hinduism is and has been an asset to the people of India ever since it creation and that it has had more positive effects than negative ones.
As the Aryans left the Indian peninsula they left behind them the necessary elements to create a new religion; Hinduism. The people of......

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