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During the British colonial period, the British substantially influenced Indian society, but India also influenced the western world. An early champion of Indian-inspired thought in the West was Arthur Schopenhauer who in the 1850s advocated ethics based on an "Aryan-Vedic theme of spiritual self-conquest", as opposed to the ignorant drive toward earthly utopianism of the superficially this ...
On 11 December 2012, the Italian Parliament ratified an official agreement (Intesa) with the Italian Hindu Union (L.31/12/2012 n. 246). As declared in Article 24 of the Law of agreement, Dipavali or Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is recognized in Italy as the official Hindu religious festival of the Hindu organization. [4]
In the 2022 Irish Census, Hinduism grew by 131% to surpass 33,000 people. [4] In 2016, the Hindu population made up 0.3% of the total Irish population, growing 10-fold as a share of the population in 25 years (from the 1991 census to the 2016 census). This made Hinduism the 7th largest Religion, ahead of Pentecostal. [2]
German Hindus Sri Kamakshi Amman temple in Hamm Total population c.130,000 (2017) Religions Shaivism (majority) Vaishnavism, Shaktism (minority) Scriptures Agamas, Bhagavad Gita and Vedas Languages Sanskrit (sacred) Hindi, Tamil, Pashto, Dari, Balinese, German, English (Majority) Hinduism by country Africa Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African ...
International Hindu organizations in Europe including the Hindu Forum of Europe, the Hindu American Seva Charities, the Hindu Forum of Britain, and the Hindu American Foundation had later expressed their concern about the issue at the Hungarian Embassies in their respective countries, as well as by sending letters directly to Prime Minister ...
Hinduism is the third largest religious group in the Netherlands, after Christianity and Islam; representing about 1.0% of the Dutch population in 2019. [1] After the United Kingdom and Italy, the third largest Hindu community of Europe lives in the Netherlands.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata item; Appearance. ... Hindu temples in Europe (6 C, 2 P) B. Hinduism in Belarus (1 C ...
The HFL was created by 21 members of the Hindu community in Luxembourg from India, Nepal, Mauritius, and Sri Lanka. It is now planning to build a Hindu temple in Luxembourg. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The organisation celebrates Hindu festivals such as Krishna Janmashtami , etc. [ 3 ]