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Kerala
hailed, as God's own country, by many, deserves this accolade because of many features geographical and sociological. A long
coastline in the west and mountains on the east forming clear natural boundaries. Religion has played a crucial role in Kerala's
culture. There are mainly three religions in Kerala - Hinduism, Christianity and Islam. As far as the religion of Kerala is
concerned, the origins could be traced to Hinduism.
Then came in the Islamic faith and Christianity with its various sects.
The other Indian religions like Buddhism; Jainism had some influence among the Hindus and was found scattered with their migration
to Kerala. According to the 1991 census 57.38% of the population of Kerala are Hindus, 23.33 Muslims and 19.32 Christians.
The earliest settlers of Kerala were the Proto-Australoids, the Mediterranean, Dravidians, and the Aryans in 321-297 BC. |
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