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Sikhism came out from Hinduism, but now a separate religion and theory is based on GURU and GRANTH is their GURU, they believe in re-births and cremations like Hindus..There population in India is fourth it is 1.9% of population.
The Nirankaris believed that at their time contemporary Sikhs had become lax in their practice of Nam-simaran (remembrance of the divine Name), and had fallen into the ritualistic practices of Hinduism. They revived the focus on inner repetition of the name via the mantra: Dan Dan Nirankar, glory to the Formless One!) They rejected all gods and goddesses (usually of the Hindu pantheon) and all types of offerings made to them. Similarly, they rejected all Brahmanical rites and rituals, and pilgrimages. For example they do not bury the dead (as Muslims do) nor do they burn them (like Hindus), but simply throw them into the river. They believed that the death of a body is to be rejoiced and not mourned. They do not drink, smoke or eat any meat. The Nirankaris believed that women are not impure at childbirth, that marriages and other important events should not be fixed according to paid astrologers, that dowries should not be publicly displayed, and that no fee should be charged for performing ceremonies (as is the custom for Brahmin priests). They believed and emphasized the formless aspect of the divine: Nirankar, hence their name. However the key belief that questions their orthodoxy is the belief in the continuation of the line of human Gurus after Guru Gobind Singh. They therefore do not believe in the orthodox view of the Adi Granth being the last and only Guru Eternal for all Sikhs.
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