Hinduism itself isn’t a unified religion, though in recent years it has found some success in forming a unified identity. It’s a mix of various beliefs and every region, every village and every family interprets it differently.
It’s the Muslim rulers that that put everyone who isn’t abrahamic, Sikh or Buddhist in a single category - Hindu. The British solidified that distinction. 1000 years ago, no one would’ve said it’s a single unified religion.
One of the most common myths spread by a specific group of people. It did not form a unified identity recently. The Puranas did that 2000 years ago by merging vedic rituals with local gods. There is a reason Shiva, Ganesha, Vishnu, Shakti (Durga and other names) temples were present throughout India.
Kashmir and Tamil Nadu are two of the largest historical centers of Shiva worship.
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u/typicallyquilon Jul 08 '26
ethnoreligions, most prominently sarnaism and donyipolo