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The conversion of non-Hindu places of worship into temples occurred for centuries, ever since the advent of other Dharmic faiths in the Indian subcontinent. [ citation needed ] As a result, Muslim mosques, Christian churches, Zoroastrian fire temples [ citation needed ] , Jain and Buddhist temples were converted into Hindu places of worship.
In 2019, after a verdict by the Supreme Court of India, the decision to construct a temple at the site was accepted by the Indian parliament. Archeological Survey of India did excavations and revealed that there was a temple complex underneath the Mosque [34] Durga Mandir Jama Masjid of Sonipat Sonipat: India
The conversion of non-Islamic places of worship into mosques occurred during the life of Muhammad [citation needed] and continued during subsequent Islamic conquests and invasions and under historical Muslim rule. [citation needed] Hindu temples, Jain Temples, churches, synagogues, and Zoroastrian fire temples have been converted into mosques.
The first Hindu temples were in operation in the 1870s. Some South African local governments banned temple building and property ownership by Hindus in 1910s. [8] Modern South Africa has many Hindu temples, and its Hindu community observes major festivals of Hinduism such as Deepavali. [9]
It was well established by 1950, because of its social, cultural and temple building initiatives in East Africa. Hindu temples have been established in Dar-es-Salaam, most of them located at the City Centre, the street name where the Hindu temples are located has been renamed to Pramukh Swami street.
Most of the abandoned churches by Christians in the west and non-Hindu temples has been taken over not by force or invasion but buy buying them over. Same instance could be seen at "Conversion of non-Islamic places of worship into mosques". The see also has been changed in par with the prior mentioned page. Do not change as you please!
Pictorial images of Swaminarayan were consecrated in India and were then shipped to Nairobi in 1945. [2] In 1957, Acharya Maharajshree Tejendraprasad Pande (in his Pre-Acharya status) on behalf of his father (who was then Acharya), visited the temple for the first time and installed images of Swaminarayan in the ladies section.
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]