Religion in Bihar Bahá'í community-building activities in four cities from different continents, the fourth of which is Bihar Sharif. Sarnaism has a presence among the tribal populations. Religion in Bihar The main religions in the Indian state of Bihar are Hinduism (practiced by 82.7% of the population) and Islam (16.9%). Other religions are practiced by small minorities. Places in Bihar have important historical and cultural associations with Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism along with Hinduism. Since Bihar was a part of Aryavart the oldest religion of Bihar was Vedic Hinduism. The majority of the people in Bihar adhere to Hinduism (82.7%), followed by Islam
Provinces of Portugal Provinces of Portugal The term "provinces" () has been used throughout history to identify regions of continental Portugal. Current legal subdivisions of Portugal do not coincide with the provinces, but several provinces, in their 19th- and 20th-century versions, still correspond to culturally relevant, strongly self-identifying categories. They include: The islands of Azores and Madeira were never called "provinces". The County of Portugal, which gave rise to the country, was itself a province of the Kingdom of León. The first provinces, instituted during the Roman occupation of the Iberian peninsula, divided the peninsula into three areas: Tarraconensis, Lusitania and Baetica, established