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Hinduism in Mauritius
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 Durga in Ganga Talao | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 630,500 (2011) (48.5% of total population) | |
| Religions | |
| Hinduism Majority Sanātana Dharma Minority Arya Samaj and Others | |
| Languages | |
Hinduism came to Mauritius when Indians were brought as indentured labourers to colonial French and later in much larger numbers to British plantations in Mauritius and neighboring islands of the Indian Ocean.[1][2][3] These immigrants came primarily from what are now known as the Indian States of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh; with later on another influx of free immigrants from the Indian States of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and lastly from the Sindh Province of Pakistan, following the Partition of India.[1]
Hinduism is the largest religion in Mauritius, with Hindus representing approximately 48.5% of the population in 2011.[4][5] Mauritius is the only country in Africa where Hinduism is the most practiced religion. Percentage-wise, Mauritius is ranked third in the world after Nepal in first place and India in second place.
- ^ a b Paul Younger (2009). New Homelands: Hindu Communities in Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad, South Africa, Fiji, and East Africa. Oxford University Press. pp. 3–8, 30–31, 53–54. ISBN 978-0-19-974192-2.
- ^ Meenakshi Thapan (2005). Transnational Migration and the Politics of Identity. SAGE Publications. pp. 65–67. ISBN 978-0-7619-3425-7.
- ^ Malik, Rajiv (2003). "The Hindus of Mauritius". Hinduism Today. Himalayan Academy. Retrieved 2007-04-25.
- ^ "Africa: Mauritius". CIA The World Factbook. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Resident population by religion and sex" (PDF). Statistics Mauritius. p. 68. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
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