Sarva Dharma Sama Bhava (Equal Respect for All Religions is the main motto of all the religious sects of Goa. Goan society can demonstrated as the multi-religious imbibed with the one main spirit. Hinduism and Christianity are the utmost religions of Goa. Accounting for more than 95% of the total Goan population followed the path of Hindu and Christian belief. Islam, Buddhism and other religions is also there in Goa. Unlike the common belief, Goa is not a Christian dominated state, but a Hindu majority one.
Distribution of Goa religions (in %):
Hinduism - 65%
Christianity - 30%
Muslims - 3%
Sikhs and other religions - 2%
Deeply pious Goan people and its different of religions play an important role in the Goan society. The ethos of religious tolerance is the thing that Goan society epitomizes. Despite the astringent of the inquisition, people with different religious persuasions have serenely co-existed during the ages in Goa. Goa is decked with several of Hindu temples, mosque for Muslims and a plethora of decorated churches for Christians to boost all the religious segments of the country.
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