Re: Greetings friends....
Welcome Giulia ! I would advise you to go through threads on this forums which will give you a lot of information on various aspects of Hindu Dharma. This forum is subdivided into sub-forums which can help you to choose the topic you want to go through.
The essence of Hindu Dharma is almost the same in all paths of Hindu Dharma. A common Hindu is usually non-sectarian. He worships lord Vishnu (as Rama, Krishna etc.), Shiva, Ganesha, Mother Goddess with same reverence. I am an Advaitin / a non-dualist - Advaita VedAnta taught by Aadi Shankaraachaarya. Today is Ramnavami and also the last day of NavarAtri when Mother Goddess is worshipped as "SiddhidAtri" (meaning, who grants all Siddhis (boons) that the devotee wants). I was performing NavrAtri Puja for al the nine days while I was all along on fruit+milk diet during the period. still, I am not a ShAkta but an Advaitin. So, in my opinion, try to first gather as much knowledge about this Dharma s you can before you can decide upon whether you want to remain a non-sectarian Hindu or join a particular sect.
I would advise you to read "Kathopanishad" and Bhagwad Gita first. Bhagwad Gita has many translations and sadly there are very few which are not tainted by opinion of writer's faith. Comparatively, I would place the translation done by Gita Press Gorakhpur (available free on-line) at a higher stage (less tainted by biases) than ISKCON's.
OM
"Om Namo Bhagvate Vaasudevaye"
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