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Hinduism in Guyana
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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]
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Total population | |
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250,000 (2020) ![]() | |
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) Guyanese English Creole · English · Guyanese Hindustani | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Trinidadian and Tobagonian Hindus · Surinamese Hindus · Jamaican Hindus · other Caribbean Hindus |
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