Hinduism in Nepal

                       

Not much people know that the major religion in Nepal is Hinduism and according to the survey in that 2001 almost 81% population of Nepal acknowledged themselves as Hindu. About 9-10% of people in Nepal are Buddhist and the leftovers are the followers of other religions, along with Muslims and Christians. The Bikram Sampat, The national calender of Nepal is actually a solar Hindu calender and is extensively used in North India as a pious almanac.

Nepal is geographically distributed in such a way that it clearly divulges the prevalence of Hindus in Nepal.The Sunawars, Magars and the Raies are the most Hinduism influenced people in Nepal. As a per the holy books of Hinduism, Aryans were the first people to show up in the prehistoric Nepal. The basic values and beliefs of Aryans are compiled in the Vedas which is an anthropology of over 1000 spiritual and sacred chants ans hymns which are considered as the 
                                          foundation of the Hinduism.             
                                          Hinduism actually is based trinity of three Hindu gods-
                         
                                Lord Shiva the destroyer
                                Lord Vishnu the preserver 
                                Lord Brahma the creator