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| Refers to a Hindu festival celebrating the love between Krishna and Radha. Participants in the festival squirt each other with red liquid or throw red powder on each other. | Holi |
| Refers to a Hindu festival similar to Hanukkah in that it lights candles and lamps. It is the celebration of Rama’s return to his kingdom after exile: | Diwali |
| Refers to a religion distinct from Hinduism. It is the blending of elements of Hinduism and Islam: | Sikhism |
| Refers to the priestly caste within Hinduism: | Brahmin |
| Within Hinduism, refers to the "Ultimate Reality" or "Absolute" reality. The various gods are simply manifestations of this: | Brahman |
| The most popular of all Hindu texts: | Bhagavad Gita |
| Refers to the body of most authoritative, ancient religious texts comprising the central canon of Hinduism. The term means "that which is heard." | Shruti |
| Refers to a Hindu teacher or guide dealing in philosophical and spiritual matters. Taken from the Sanskrit word for "teacher." | Guru |
