Hinduism in Northern Ireland
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Hinduism is one of the fastest growing religions in Northern Ireland with over 4,000 Hindus in the country, making up 0.22% of the population.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/pfocus/citizenship/spring2001/ Programme 1 - Indian Community] bbc.c.uk, accessed 10 January 2009 There are currently 3 Mandirs in Belfast alone: Radha-Krishna Temple in Malone Road, Laxmi-Narayan Mandir in Clifton Street and Radha Madhava Mandir (ISKCON) in Upper Dunmurry Lane.[http://www.nhsf.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=119 Mandirs in Northern Ireland ] National Hindu Students Forum, accessed 10 January 2009 There is also a Hare Krishna Centre on Inish Rath Island that was established in 1985.[http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=77 The Hare Krishna Centre] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609021735/http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=77 |date=2008-06-09 }} culturenorthernireland.org, accessed 10 January 2009
Demographics
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|2001 | 825
|2011 | 2,382
|2021 | 4,190
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! Percent ! Increase |
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| 2001
| 0.05% | - |
| 2011
| 0.13% | style="background: lightgreen" | +0.08% |
| 2021
| 0.22% | style="background: lightgreen" | +0.09% |
Hindu temples
List of Hindu temples in Northern Ireland
=Belfast=
- Laxmi-Narayan Mandir, Clifton Street, Carlisle Circus, Belfast{{Cite web |url=http://iccbelfast.com/aboutus.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814135813/http://iccbelfast.com/aboutus.php |archive-date=2015-08-14 |url-status=dead }}
- Radha-Krishna Temple, 9 Malone Road, Belfast BT9 6RY{{Cite web|url=http://www.hinducounciluk.org/affiliates|title=Affiliates – Hindu Council UK}}
- Sri Sri Radha – Madhava Belfast Temple (ISKCON), 140 Upper Dunmurry Lane, Brooklands Grange, Belfast BT17 OHE[http://www.iskconbelfast.com ISKCON Belfast] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226141001/https://www.iskconbelfast.com/ |date=26 February 2022 }} Retrieved 2012-02-21.
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Temples in Fermanagh:
- Sri Sri Radha Govinda Govindadwipa Temple Inis Rath Island (ISKCON), Lake Island of Inis Rath, Lisnaskea, BT92 2GN[http://www.krishnaisland.com Govindadwipa Temple] Retrieved 2012-02-21.
See also
References
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