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Hinduism in France

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Hinduism in France

The Hindu community in France consists of some long-time residents and many recent immigrants. Although Hinduism does not constitute a large proportion of the population it appears to be growing rapidly; the current Hindu population of France is 121,312 or 0.2% of the nation's population, up from an estimated 50,000 in 1993.

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It is the fourth largest in Europe, after those of the United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Italy.

Notable French Hindus

  • Vikash Dhorasoo, a member of the French Football World Cup squad in 2006. He is an ethnic Mauritian Indian from the town of Le Havre.
  • Alain Danielou, a French historian, intellectual, musicologist, Indologist and noted Western convert to Shaivite Hinduism.
  • Arnaud Desjardins, French journalist, film maker, main disciple of Swami Prajnanpad.

    • Influence of Hinduism in France

    French people who were Hindus or were influenced by Hinduism include Victor Cousin, Alexandra David-Néel, Paul Gauguin, René Guénon, Jules Michelet, Mirra Richard, Romain Rolland, Satprem, Paul Verlaine, François Gautier and Voltaire.

    Hinduism in French overseas territories

  • Hinduism in Martinique
  • Hinduism in French Guiana
  • Hinduism in Reunion

    • References

    Hinduism in France Wikipedia
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