Hinduism in Guadeloupe

Hinduism is a minority religion in Guadeloupe, followed by some Indo-Guadeloupeans. According to a statistics data, Hinduism is practised by 0.5% of the people in Guadeloupe.[1]

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Temples

There are a sizeable number of Hindu Tamil temples that are located in Basse-Terre, and other regions.[2] There is a Hindu temple in dravidian style in Changy in Basse Terre[3] and another one in Gaschet in Grande-Terre[4]

Demographics

Although the Indo-Guadeloupeans constitute about 14% of the Guadeloupe,[5] only some of them are still Hindus. Most of the Indo-Guadelopeans are Catholics, but they also worship Hindu gods. Ernest Moutoussamy, first Indo-Guadelopean member of the French Parliament said in an interview that "Though we are Catholics, we still have images of Hindu gods at home. We celebrate all the Christian festivals but we don’t celebrate Deepavali.""[6]

Revival

Revival of Hinduism happened in the last few decades. Many associations for the promotion of Hinduism and Indian culture have appeared during the 90's. The Institut du Monde Indien (Institute for the study of the Indian world) was begun by Jacques Sidambarom, Jean-Claude Petapermal and Roland Gopy to resuscitate Hindu rituals and connect Hindus in Trinidad and Tobago, Reunion, Pondicherry and Paris.[7] Temples were also constructed as a part of it.[8] Hindu religious rituals were also reactivated.[9] Hindu festivals like Diwali[10] and Pongal[11] were also started celebrating.

See also

References
  1. https://www.religion-facts.com/en/191
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2009-08-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Ideas for a trip - Changy". mobile.alovelyworld.com.
  4. "Temple Hindou de Gaschet, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe". placesmap.net.
  5. "Indian diaspora in Guadeloupe". NewsGram. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  6. "Ernest MOUTOUSSAMY en Inde". moutoussamy.net. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  7. Academy, Himalayan. "Hinduism Today Magazine". www.hinduismtoday.com.
  8. Academy, Himalayan. "Hinduism Today Magazine". www.hinduismtoday.com.
  9. "Culture of Guadeloupe - history, people, clothing, women, beliefs, food, customs, family, social". www.everyculture.com.
  10. Himalayan Academy. "Guadeloupe Lights Up - Magazine Web Edition February 1998 - Publications - Hinduism Today Magazine". hinduismtoday.com. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  11. "Guadeloupe. 3ème célébration du Pongal en Guadeloupe - CCN - Caraib Creole News / L'actualité de Guadeloupe, Martinique et de la Caraïbe". caraibcreolenews.com. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
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