Guyana Hindu community

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:arrivalPeriod 1838-1917
gptkbp:culturalPractice wedding ceremonies
cremation rituals
puja ceremonies
gptkbp:declineInPopulation percentage has declined since 1960s
gptkbp:descendedFrom Indian indentured laborers
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Trinidad_and_Tobago_Hindu_community
gptkb:Fiji_Hindu_community
gptkb:Suriname_Hindu_community
Mauritius Hindu community
gptkbp:education Hindu schools
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Diwali
gptkb:Maha_Shivaratri
gptkb:Phagwah
gptkbp:hasTemple gptkb:Radha_Krishna_Mandir
Shri Krishna Mandir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Guyana Hindu community
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Arya_Samaj_movement
Sanatan Dharma tradition
gptkbp:interfaithRelations coexists with Christian and Muslim communities in Guyana
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Bhojpuri
gptkb:Guyanese_Hindustani
English
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Guyana
gptkbp:mediaType Dharmic Sabha TV programs
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:chutney_music
kirtan
bhajans
gptkbp:notablePerson Dr. Vindhya Vasini Persaud
Reepu Daman Persaud
gptkbp:organization Guyana Central Arya Samaj
Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha
Guyana Maha Sabha
gptkbp:percentageOfIndo-Guyanese majority of Indo-Guyanese are Hindu
gptkbp:population about 24% of Guyana's population (as of 2012 census)
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn gptkb:Diwali
gptkb:Phagwah
gptkbp:region gptkb:Demerara-Mahaica
gptkb:Berbice
gptkb:Essequibo
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Bhagavad_Gita
gptkb:Ramayana
gptkb:Vedas
gptkbp:youthOrganizations Dharmic Naujawaan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Trinidad_and_Tobago_Hindu_community
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7