SO MANY "GOD" & "GODDESSES", SUCH VASTNESS------ "HINDUISM"

The word "Hindu" comes from the word "Sindhu". Sindhu is a river. Thr civilization that was born on the banks of this river was called the Sindhu civilization. When the Persians came they could not pronounce "Sindhu", so they called it 'Indu". Over a period ot time, it became "Hindu".
Hindu is a geographical identity and to some extent a cultural identity. It is not a religious identity; Hindu was never an "ism". It is only when hugely aggressive, competitive religious came, the Hindus tried to organise themselves as a religion, but even now they are not successful -- because there is no one belief system. This culture, over a period of time, focused its whole attention on the ultimate development and wellbeing of the human being. 
These days we are forgotten this, but generally it is said that for a Hindu there is only one goal in life: Mukti. Mukti means liberation. For a Hindu, his business, his career & his family are all secondary things - they are only stepping stones towards his Ultimate liberation. Generally in every religion, God is the ultimate goal. But this is a culture where we do not see God as the ultimate thing because we understand that we created him.

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