Islam is India's second-largest religion, with 14.2% of the country's population, or approximately 172.2 million people, identifying as adherents of Islam in a 2011 census. India also has the third-largest number of Muslims in the world. The majority of India's Muslims are Sunni, with Shia making up around 15% of the Muslim population.
The Taj Mahal in Agra
Cheraman Perumal Juma Masjid on the Malabar Coast, probably the first Mosque in India.
The Taj Mahal in Agra, India. It was built under Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century, and represents Indo-Islamic architecture.
Muslim family from Malabar, 1540
Religion in India is characterised by a diversity of religious beliefs and practices. Throughout India's history, religion has been an important part of the country's culture and the Indian subcontinent is the birthplace of four of the world's major religions, namely, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism, which are collectively known as native Indian religions or Dharmic religions and represent approx. 83% of the total population of India.
Goddess Meenakshi with husband Shiva and brother Vishnu inside the Meenakshi Hindu Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Muslim men in an Islamic library in Delhi
St. Philomena's Cathedral in Mysuru, Karnataka is one of the tallest churches in Asia
A Sikh pilgrim at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab
