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African Hindu Monastery in Ghana is the first Hindu Monastery in Africa. Mauritius is the only African Union country where Hinduism is the dominant religion, with about 50% of the population as followers in 2011. [1] Hinduism is the second largest religion in Réunion (6.7%) [2] and Seychelles (5.4%). [3] [4]
Clairwood Shri Shiva Subrahmanyar Temple, also known as C.S.S.S.T, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Muruga, located in Clairwood in Durban, South Africa. Muruga is worshipped as Shiva-Subrahmanyar. It was renovated on a number of occasions for various reasons; major refurbishment was undertaken in 2014 by sthapati s from India.
It is the first African hindu monastery and was established in 1975 by Swami Ghanananda. [1] A branch of the Hindu Monastery of Africa has been established in Togo. [2] Swami Ghananand Saraswati has set up five temples in Ghana which have been the cornerstone of the African Hindu Monastery (AHM).
The Madhya Kailash Temple (Tamil: மத்திய கைலாசம்) is a Hindu temple in Midrand, South Africa. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva who is the formless, timeless and spaceless Supreme God in Shaivism, one of the major branches of Hinduism. The resident priest of the temple is Guru Nadarajah Sarma.
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Apart from India, where the vast majority (1.12 billion) of the world's 1.3 billion [1] Hindu population lives, Hindu Temples are found across the world, on every continent. In the Indian Subcontinent, thousands of modern and historic temples are spread across Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Places in Hindu worship (8 C, 11 P) Sacred sites in traditional African religions (5 C, 16 P) Yarsan holy places (5 P) ... Ayyavazhi holy sites; B.
Hinduism was first introduced by Sindhi settlers who migrated to Ghana after India was divided in 1947. [1] [2] It was spread to Ghana actively by Ghana's Hindu Monastery headed by Swami Ghananand Saraswati [1] and by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Hinduism is one of the fastest growing religions in Ghana. [1]