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Hinduism in Guyana
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
250,000 (2020)  31% of the population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Religions | |
| Hinduism (Sanātana Dharma) Majority sect Sanātanī Minority sects Arya Samaj · Caribbean Shaktism (Kali Mai Dharam/Madrasi Hinduism) · Sathya Sai Baba movement · Sieunarini (Sir Narain/Shiv Narayani) Panth · Hindu atheism · others | |
| Scriptures | |
| Vedas · Puranas · Upanishads · Ramayana (incl. Ramcharitmanas version) · Mahabharata (incl. Bhagavad Gita) · other Hindu texts | |
| Languages | |
| Sanskrit · Tamil (liturgical languages) English (Guyanese English Creole) · Guyanese Hindustani | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian Hindus · Surinamese Hindus · Jamaican Hindus · other Caribbean Hindus |
| Hinduism by country |
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Hinduism in Guyana is the religion of about 31% of the population in 2020.[1][2] This makes Guyana the country with the highest percentage of Hindu residents in the Western Hemisphere.[3]
- ^ World Religion Database at the ARDA database, retrieved 2023-08-08
- ^ "Religions in Guyana". globalreligiousfutures.org. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Percent Hindu – country rankings". the Global Economy. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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