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separating as two different sections
==Religion==
==Religion==
{{main|Relegion in India}}
{{main|Relegion in India}}
[[Image:Taj Mahal.jpg|thumb|Taj Mahal]]
[[Image:Taj Mahal.jpg|thumb|Taj Mahal]]
'''Hinduism''' is India's largest religion; 80.4% of the population are Hindu.
'''Hinduism''' is India's largest religion; 80.4% of the population are Hindu.
'''Islam''' is the largest minority religion in India; 13.4% of the population are Muslim.
'''Islam''' is the largest minority religion in India; 13.4% of the population are Muslim.
India is home to 12 million '''Buddhists'''; 0.773% of the population are Buddhists. 4.2 million '''Jains''' live in India; 0.4% of the population are Jains. According to census of 2001, there are 19.2 million '''Sikhs''' in India. 0.006% of the population are '''Parsis''' ('''Zoroastrians'''). 2.2 million people in India follow the '''Bahá'í Faith''', which is the largest national contingent of Bahá'ís in the world. '''Jews''' are a religious minority of India, and are concentrated in the states of Kerala and Maharashtra. 2% of the population are '''atheists'''.
India is home to 12 million '''Buddhists'''; 0.773% of the population are Buddhists. 4.2 million '''Jains''' live in India; 0.4% of the population are Jains. According to census of 2001, there are 19.2 million '''Sikhs''' in India. 0.006% of the population are '''Parsis''' ('''Zoroastrians'''). 2.2 million people in India follow the '''Bahá'í Faith''', which is the largest national contingent of Bahá'ís in the world. '''Jews''' are a religious minority of India, and are concentrated in the states of Kerala and Maharashtra. 2% of the population are '''atheists'''.
==Violence towards Christians==
{{main|Violence towards Christians in India}}
{{main|Violence towards Christians in India}}