In the context of Hindu funerals, the Dalits group of the dom caste handles the body and incurs the ritual pollution of burning it at the funeral ground.
Hindus believe in one God and worship that one God under many manifestations, deities, or images. Examples of Hindu deities are Krishna, Shiva, Rama, and Durga. Hindus believe that existence is a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth governed by karma (complex beliefs about cause and effect). Hinduism, also known as Sanatana Dharma, is the oldest surviving religion in the world. It is a natural religion, meaning that its philosophies and practices are considered universally accessible through sincere study, reason, and experience, except for special revelations.
The word "Hindu" comes from the Sanskrit word Sindhu, which means river. The name of the Indus River, which flows through northwestern India into Pakistan, comes from the Sanskrit word Sindhu. The Persians called the land around the Indus Hindus who mispronounced the Sanskrit word, Sindhu.
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