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'''Hinduism in Azerbaijan''' has been tied to ] on the ]. The major center center for ] in the region was ], the site of the ] mandir, built in the 16th century as a place for ] by Indian traders<ref> - Sify.com</ref>. |
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'''Hinduism in Azerbaijan''' has been tied to ] on the ]. One of the remnants of once-dominant ] and ] culture in the ] is ], the site of the ].<ref> - Sify.com</ref> As of 2020, there were about 500 ] in ].<ref>{{cite web | title = Most Hindu Nations (2010) | work = QuickLists > Compare Nations > Religions > | publisher = The Association of Religion Data Archives | year = 2010 | url = http://www.thearda.com/QL2010/QuickList_44.asp | access-date = February 20, 2022 | archive-date = 10 April 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160410052542/http://thearda.com/QL2010/QuickList_44.asp | url-status = dead }}</ref> |
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==During the Middle Ages== |
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In the ], ] traders visited ] for ] trade. The area was traversed by ] traders coming mostly from ] and ]. The ] (in ]) was created for those traders to worship while in the area. Most of the traders left after the advent of the ]. The ceremonies were officiated by a ] ] <ref> - NHCTUK</ref>. The locals of the ] also worshiiped at the local mandir, and the population of Hindus swelled <ref> Farid Bakharov - Azerbaijan International</ref> |
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==History== |
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In the 1880's the ] of ], ] went to ] to witness one of the last ] ceremonies performed there. After the 1890's nearly all of the original Hindus in Azerbaijan had passed away or left for ]. <ref> - Ervad Shams-Ul-Ulama Dr. Sir Jivanji Jamshedji Modi |
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In the ], Hindu traders visited present-day ] for ] trade. The area was traversed by Hindu traders coming mostly from ] and ] (in present-day Pakistan). The ] in ] was used by those traders to worship while in the area. Most of the traders left around the advent of the ]. The ceremonies were officiated by a ] ].<ref> - NHCTUK</ref> Historical sources indicate that locals worshipped at Surakhani even before the construction of the Atashgah, drawn by the "seven holes with burning flame" from which Surakhani takes its name.<ref> Farid Bakharov - Azerbaijan International</ref> In the 1880s, the Czar ] went to Azerbaijan to witness one of the last Hindu ceremonies performed there. After the 1890s, nearly all of the original Hindu merchants in Azerbaijan had died or left for The Indian Subcontinent.<ref> - Ervad Shams-Ul-Ulama Dr. Sir Jivanji Jamshedji Modi B. A., PhD C. I. E.</ref> |
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==In Modern Azerbaijan== |
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The Azerbaijan Daily Digest states that a few ] have converted to Hinduism <ref> - Eurasian net</ref> |
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==ISKCON== |
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Members of the ] (ISKCON), also known as the Hare Krishnas, are registered in Baku.<ref></ref> In October 2002, authorities returned 20,000 of the 35,000 books seized in 1996 from the Baku Society of Krishna Consciousness<ref></ref> ''Azerbaijan Daily Digest'' states that very few ] have become Hare Krishna<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716222114/http://www.eurasianet.org/resource/azerbaijan/hypermail/200108/0101.html |date=16 July 2007 }} - Eurasian net</ref> and they are mostly represented by members of ].<ref> - U.S. State Department</ref> |
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ISKCON has only one community in Azerbaijan, which is in Baku. Religious books of Hare Krishna or of other faiths are frequently seized by the State Customs Committee from travellers entering Azerbaijan through land or sea borders. Seizures also sometimes occur at Baku airport. Although Azerbaijan constitution protects religion freedom, there is a de facto ban on people exercising religions like Baha’is, Hare Krishna devotees etc.<ref>https://www.nhc.no/content/uploads/2018/07/Rapport2_15_Aserbajdsjan_web.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> |
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ISKCON has only one community in Azerbaijan, which is in Baku. Religious books of Hare Krishna or of other faiths are frequently seized by the State Customs Committee from travellers entering Azerbaijan through land or sea borders. Seizures also sometimes occur at Baku airport. Although Azerbaijan constitution protects religion freedom, there is a de facto ban on people exercising religions like Baha’is, Hare Krishna devotees etc.
