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The Hindu population of the United States is the eighth-largest in the world. Ten percent of Asian Americans, who together account for 5.8% of the U.S. population, are followers of the Hindu faith. [10] Most Hindus in America are immigrants (87%) or the children of immigrants (9%). The remaining are converts. [11]
This is a list of Hindu members of the United States Congress. As of 2024 [update] , five practicing Hindus have been elected to Congress, the first being Tulsi Gabbard in 2013. As of the 119th Congress , four practicing Hindus currently serve in the United States House of Representatives .
Pages in category "American Hindus" The following 188 pages are in this category, out of 188 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Anu Aiyengar;
At the time, the South Asian American population was 85% Sikh, 12% Muslim, and 3% Hindu, [78] [79] but all were nevertheless referred to as Hindus. [ 78 ] [ 80 ] Midcentury liberalization of immigration law has led to more diverse migration from India, and the proportion of Sikhs amongst Indian Americans has fallen to 8%.
The Sri Venkateswara Temple, Pittsburgh, inaugurated on June 8, 1977, and the Hindu Temple Society of North America in New York, consecrated on July 4, 1977, became the first Hindu temples in the U.S. built by Indian immigrants. In the 1980s and 1990s, temples were built in nearly all major metropolitan areas.
Anantanand Rambachan, Hindu scholar, author, and professor of religion at St. Olaf College; Prem Rawat, also known as Guru Maharaji Ji, head of the Divine Light Mission and later organizations; Muzammil Siddiqi, Ph.D., chairman, Fiqh Council of North America; Yasir Nadeem al Wajidi, Chicago-based Muslim scholar, educationist and author
Saiva Siddhanta Temple in Kauai Island in Hawaii is the only Hindu monastery in the United States. Hinduism is the fourth largest faith in the United States, representing approximately 1% of the population in 2010s. [53] [167] [168] In 2001, there were an estimated 766,000 Hindus in the US, about 0.2% of the total population. [169] [170]
Pages in category "Hinduism in the United States" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...