The Resume

(circa 3102 BC- )
Originated near the Indus river in India
Practitioners follow the four Vedas scriptures: the Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda
Believe in Brahma (creator), Vishnu (maintainer) and Shiva (destroyer)
Over 1 billion followers worldwide

Why they might be annoying:

What is with all of those arms?
Its followers have all but destroyed the separation of church and state in India.
Their cows do whatever the hell they want and its considered godly.
Its Indian followers have a beef (no pun intended) with Muslims.
They believe in a series of philosophies and have no set moral code.
They started the irritating yoga craze.
Sometimes their official population numbers are inflated by adding the people who practice yoga.
Their idea of reincarnation has been abused by psychics.
Hitler thought their swastika looked cool enough to steal and use for his racial dogma.
About 30% of them are vegetarians.
One of their zealots killed Mahatma Gandhi.
Only Nepal is willing to take it as its official state religion.

Why they might not be annoying:

It does not have a central teacher or a prophet at the center of its creation.
They hate fast food for obvious reasons.
They have built several beautiful temples.
They are great in bed. After all, they did write the earliest known sex manuel, the Kama Sutra.
Many of them had to live under British colonialism.
They believe that what goes around comes around (karma).
Many people from other religions believe in certain aspects of their religion.
They are usually pretty tolerant of other religions.
Their Kumbh Mela 2001 pilgrimage to Haridwar attracted 70 million people, considered by many to be one of (if not the) largest gathering of humanity ever.
It is the world's oldest organized religion.
It is the third largest religion in the world.

Credit: Captain Howdy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Ancient Times: Asia
• Captain Howdy's Profiles [Series 4]
• I Do Yoga
• Look at Me and My Pet
• Look at Me, I'm Driving
• Look at Me, I'm Using a Cane or Crutches
• Look at My Horns
• Profiles 15751-16000 (Ranked: 15856)
• Religions
• Religious Icons
• Stuff White People Like

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 24 Votes: 29.17% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 50 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 52 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 40 Votes: 57.50% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 81 Votes: 61.73% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 81 Votes: 65.43% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 228 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 59 Votes: 52.54% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 113 Votes: 72.57% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 186 Votes: 41.94% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 261 Votes: 47.13% Annoying