Hinduism in Mexico
 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
 12,601 (2020)[1] 0.01% of the Mexican Population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Mexico City, Guadalajara, Santiago de Queretaro, Tijuana and Mexicali. | |
| Languages | |
| Sanskrit (Sacred) Mexican Spanish English Hindi and other Languages of India |
Hinduism in Mexico is a minority religion. There were about 12,601 (0.01%) Hindus in Mexico as of 2020.[2][3]
Hindu Population & Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10,296 | — |
| 2020 | 12,601 | +22.4% |
| [4][5] | ||
| Year | Percent | Increase in pop. % | Increase in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.009% | - | - |
| 2020 | 0.01% | +0.001% | 0.1% |
Status of Hindus
[edit]The Hindus in the country are mainly businessmen or professionals. Many of them work with one or the other international organisation or a multinational corporation.[6] There are also some academics and scientists among them. They have helped to bring about a greater mutual understanding between India and their host country.
Most members of the diaspora speak Spanish and have adapted themselves admirably to their foreign environment.
Temples
[edit]A Sai Baba temple and a Vaishnav temple have been constructed in Mexico City by the Sangam Organisation. There are several center from some other worshippers as well.
The country got its first Ram Temple constructed in the city of Queretaro with the idols brought from India.[7]
Vaishnavas
[edit]ISKCON has 8 centres in Mexico.[8]
- Centre 1- Guadalajara, Pedro Moreno No. 1791, Sector Juarez, Jalisco.
- Centre 2- Mexico City, Tiburcio Montiel 45, Colonia San Miguel Chapultepec, D.F, 11850.
- Centre 3- Monterrey, Av. Luis Elizondo No. 400, local 12, Col. Alta Vista.
- Centre 4- Saltillo, Blvd. Saltillo No. 520, Col. Buenos Aires.
- Centre 5- Tulancingo, (mail:) Apartado 252, Hildago.
- Centre 7- Rural Community at Veracruz.
- Centre 8- Additional Restaurant at Veracruz, Restaurante Radhe, Sur 5 No. 50, Orizaba, Ver.
Sai Organisation
[edit]There are now 29 Sai centers in Mexico.
There are two Sai Schools in Mexico, one in Chihuahua and other in Cuernavaca. There are about 100 children in each school.[9]
Hinduism in Tijuana
[edit]In Tijuana, Hinduism is practiced in a diverse and diffuse manner among the population. It is found among established Indo-Hindus as well as local believers who, through a process of spiritual seeking, identify themselves as followers of Hindu traditions.
A portion of the Indo-Hindu community in Tijuana practices their religion by crossing the border into the United States, particularly to San Diego, California, where they can access religious products imported from their home country and visit Hindu temples. Those without visas to cross the border conduct their practices at home, using small altars. This adaptation in their mobility contexts and within a minority community allows them to adjust rituals to their new environment, while also reshaping gender roles, customs, and their connections with their countries of origin and residence. This situation contrasts with other religions in the region, as Hinduism in Tijuana is not predominantly practiced in congregational settings.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "National / Regional Profiles". Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ "Most Hindu Nations (2010)". QuickLists > Compare Nations > Religions >. The Association of Religion Data Archives. 2010. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ "National / Regional Profiles". Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ "Most Hindu Nations (2010)". QuickLists > Compare Nations > Religions >. The Association of Religion Data Archives. 2010. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ "National / Regional Profiles". Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ California, Arya Sundaram in Hesperia (2020-02-03). "'Scared for my life': why more Indians are joining migrants on risky journey to reach the US". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ "Mexico gets its first Ram temple ahead of Ayodhya Mandir's pran-pratishtha". Hindustan Times. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "ISCKON in Latin America". Isckon. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Sai Movement in Mexico". www.sathyasai.org. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ López Olivares, Lucero Jazmín; Odgers Ortiz, Olga (October 2022). "Altares domésticos hindúes en Tijuana: un acercamiento a la recreación de la religiosidad en cuatro familias originarias de India". Revista de Estudios Sociales (in Spanish) (82): 79–100. doi:10.7440/res82.2022.05. ISSN 0123-885X.