For example, each of these religions has at least one holiday and one holy day. ... The Islamic holy day lies on a Friday at the mosque while the Christians celebrate their religion at church on a Sunday morning. The Hebrew (Judaism) people celebrate their holy day in the middle, on a Saturday, and practice from sundown on Friday until the appearance of three stars in the sky on a Saturday. They celebrate their holy day on a Saturday because they believe that this day was when God finished creating the earth. ... In Hinduism, they worship many Gods and pray too many different forms of the &quo...

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Devi is the personification of the ultimate omnipotent energy, which is behind all forms of creation. The source and sustenance of all creation is Sakti. This all-powerful energy is referred to as Brahman in Vedanta philosophy. Brahman is the static form of energy. When this energy starts evolving, ...

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It cannot be traced to a specific founder nor does it have a "holy book" as a basic scriptural guide. ... One may worship Shiva or Vishnu or Rama or Krishna or some other gods and goddesses or one may believe in the 'Supreme Spirit' or the 'Indestructible Soul' within each individual and still be called a good Hindu. ...

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