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Religion plays a significant role in the daily life of Indian Christians, India ranks 15 among countries with based on church attendance. Religious processions and carnivals are often celebrated by Indian Catholics. [195] Cities with significant Christian populations celebrate patron saint days. As in other parts of the world, Christmas is the ...
According to the report, it is estimated that a church was burnt down or a cleric beaten on average 10 times a week in India in the year to 31 October 2016, a threefold increase on the previous year. [23] According to the All India Christian Council, there was an attack on Christians recorded every 40 hours in India in 2016. [24]
The 2021 anti-Christian violence in Karnataka refers to the series violence against Christians by right wing Hindutva groups in the Indian state of Karnataka in 2021. The attacks increased after September 2021 when leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) declared of an " anti-conversion bill " in the state to check religious conversions .
Christianity in West Bengal (3 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Christianity in India by state or union territory" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Jews: Jews in India were granted lands and trading rights. The oldest of the three longest-established Jewish communities in India, traders from Judea and Israel arrived in the city of Cochin, in what is now Kerala, 2,500 years ago and are now known as Cochin Jews. According to recordings by Jews, the date of the first arrival is given at 562 BC.
An Anglican Body-India Christian Mission Church has its existence in Doddaballapur of Bangalore rural right from 1920s. There is also an Orthodox Diocese of Bangalore. [10] The state had a relatively high number of anti-Christian attacks in 2009. [11] In 2008, Karnataka had more than 100 anti-Christian attacks. [12]
This is a list of the most populous cities in India. Cities are a type of sub-administrative unit and are defined by the Ministry of Home Affairs. In some cases, cities are bifurcated into municipalities, which can lead to cities being included within other cities. This list is based on the Census of India using data from the 2001 census of India and the 2011 census of India. Map class ...
Pages in category "Christian communities of India" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.