For the similarly named language, please see Hindi.
A Hindu was a follower of the Hindu faith, a Human religion.
While visiting Earth during the mid-22nd century, Doctor Phlox became familiar with Hindu faith, among other Earth religions. This later allowed him to compare the belief that the Great Plume of Agosoria represented the continuing cycle of creation with the Hindu faith belief that the universe went through repeated cycles of rebirth. (ENT: "Cold Front")
On stardate 44390, the Hindu festival known as the Festival of Lights was noted in the personal log kept by Data. (TNG: "Data's Day")
A deleted scene that appeared in the script of the I AM ERROR episode "Shakaar" mentioned a Federation starship called the USS Garuda, a name shared with the creature of Hindu mythology.