Hinduism in Trinidad and Tobago
Hinduism in Trinidad and Tobago is the second largest religion. Hindu culture arrived to Trinidad and Tobago in 1845, with the arrival of the first Indian indentured laborers, the overwhelming majority of which were Hindu. According to the 2011 census there were 240,100 declared Hindus in Trinidad and Tobago.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 240,100 (2011) 18.15% of the Trinidad and Tobago population (2011) 24.33% of the population (2020 est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Trinidad and Tobago · United States · Canada · United Kingdom | |
| Religions | |
| Hinduism (Sanātana Dharma) Majority sect Sanātanī Minority sects Arya Samaj · Kabir Panth · Caribbean Shaktism (Kali Mai Dharam/Madrasi Hinduism) · Sathya Sai Baba movement · Sieunarini (Shiv Narayani) Panth/Shiva Dharam · Hindu atheism · others | |
| Scriptures | |
| Vedas · Puranas · Upanishads · Ramayana (incl. Ramcharitmanas version) · Mahabharata (incl. Bhagavad Gita) · other Hindu texts | |
| Languages | |
| Sanskrit · Tamil (liturgical languages) Trinidadian and Tobagonian English · Trinidadian Hindustani · Hinglish · other Indian Languages | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Guyanese Hindus · Surinamese Hindus · Jamaican Hindus · other Caribbean Hindus |
| Hinduism by country |
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