My niece D. Sheethal Reddy’s (born and brought up in US) blog on trying to explain what Hinduism is all about to her kids and the Indian American community at large
This is how she begins the introduction:
“I’ve mulled over starting this column for several years now. Really, ever since I got married and had children my husband and I have struggled to find a comfortable way to teach our kids about God. We’ve also never found our spiritual community. As a kid, I had always been exposed to Hindu mythology through comic books (Amar Chitra Katha, anyone?), epic television series, and stories told and re-told by my parents and grandparents. Attending temple was rare but we went often enough to know the basics – take off your shoes, adopt the prayerful pose (hands folded, eyes close for a few minutes), recite whatever mantra you know, swift swoop of the hands up and over the head for the aarti blessing, accept prasadam with your right hand, drop a donation in a box, good to go find your shoes.”
Know Thyself 