Cops are hunting these brutes who beat up an elderly man in Queens early Monday, after first asking if he was Muslim or Hindu, police said.

The two thugs, both described as Hispanic and in their late teens and early 20s, accosted the 70-year-old on 46th Avenue near 111th Street in Corona at around 5:20 a.m. Police said the pair asked him his religion, then assaulted their victim, putting him in the hospital with facial injuries.

Surveillance video captured the attackers as they fled on foot. Anyone with information is being asked to call Crimestoppers at 800-577-TIPS; by texting 274637(CRIMES) and then enter TIP577; or through the website http://www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.