Complex sentence: By religion they are mostly recognised as being of the Hindu faith; the Kodava Hindus are a non-Brahminical sect who believe more in reverence towards nature and their ancestors than in the following of the Vedic Hindu rites.
Split into simpler sentences: By religion they are mostly recognised as being of the Hindu faith. The Kodava Hindus are a non-Brahminical sect who believe more in reverence towards nature and their ancestors than in the following of the Vedic Hindu rites.