Religion in Rajasthan

Rajasthanis are predominantly Hindu, Muslims and Jains. However, regardless of their religious segments, Muslim, Hindu and Jain Rajasthanis mingle with each other socially. Most Rajasthani Hindus are vaishnavas, however, Durga and her avatars are equally worshiped throughout Rajasthan. Oswals are predominantly Jains but small section of vaishnava Oswals are also found.

Quotes

• It is strange but true that the type and style of bangles that women wear in Rajasthan today, or the vermilion that they apply on the parting of the hair on the head, the practice of Yoga, the binary system of weights and measures, the basic architecture of the houses etc. can all be traced back to the Indus Civilisation. The cultural and religious traditions of the Harappans provide the substratum for the latter-day Indian Civilisation.
  • Agrawal, D.P., ‘An Indocentric Corrective to History of Science’, 2002, p. 5, online: www.infinityfoundation.com/indic_colloq/papers/paper_agrawal.pdf (accessed 15 September 2009). in Danino, M. (2010). The lost river : on the trail of the Sarasvatī. Penguin Books India.