Hinduism in Guyana

Guyanese Hindus
Total population
185,436 (2012)
Decrease 24.8% of the population
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)
English (Guyanese English Creole· Guyanese Hindustani
Related ethnic groups
Trinidadian and Tobagonian Hindus · Surinamese Hindus · Jamaican Hindus · other Caribbean Hindus

Hinduism in Guyana is the religion of about 24.8% of the population in 2012.[1] This makes Guyana the country with the highest percentage of Hindu residents in the Western Hemisphere.[2]

  1. ^ "Religions in Guyana". globalreligiousfutures.org. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Percent Hindu – country rankings". the Global Economy. Retrieved 5 November 2018.

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