Hindu civilization has crossed the oceans twice: first in the early centuries CE, when kingdoms of Southeast Asia adopted Hindu and Buddhist culture, and again in the last two hundred years, through indentured labour, trade and modern migration. These are their stories.
In this section
- Angkor Wat — The Vishnu Temple of the Khmer Kings अंगकोर वाटThe 12th-century Vishnu temple of the Khmer empire, the largest religious monument in the world
- Prambanan — The Shiva Temple of Java प्रम्बाननThe 9th-century Trimurti temple complex near Yogyakarta, with Ramayana reliefs
- Bali — Living Hinduism in Indonesia बालीAn island where Hindu dharma is still the faith of most people — Nyepi, Galungan and the temple of Besakih
- Mauritius — The Girmitiya Island मॉरीशसFrom the first indentured labourers of 1834 to a nation where Hindus are the largest community
- Fiji — The Girmitiyas of the Pacific फ़िजीIndentured labourers from 1879, Fiji Hindi and the struggles and survival of a Pacific Hindu community
- Trinidad and Tobago — Hindus of the Caribbean त्रिनिदाद और टोबैगोFrom the Fatel Razack in 1845 to Divali as a national holiday and the Temple in the Sea
- Guyana and Suriname — Hindus of South America गयाना और सूरीनामIndentured labourers from 1838 and 1873, Phagwah as a national holiday and the Sarnami language
- South Africa — Hindus of Natal दक्षिण अफ़्रीकाFrom the Truro in 1860 to Gandhi's satyagraha and the temples of Durban
- East Africa — Hindus of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania पूर्वी अफ़्रीकाGujarati traders, the Uganda Railway, the 1972 expulsion and the temples of Nairobi
- Malaysia and Singapore — Tamil Hindus of Southeast Asia मलेशिया और सिंगापुरTamil plantation workers, Thaipusam at Batu Caves and the Sri Mariamman Temple
- Britain — Hindus of the United Kingdom ब्रिटेनFrom post-war migration and the East African exodus to a community of about a million
- North America and Australia — The New Hindu Diaspora उत्तरी अमेरिका और ऑस्ट्रेलियाFrom Vivekananda in Chicago to the post-1965 migration and the fastest-growing religion in Australia
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