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			Hinduism is a minority faith in ], followed by 0.46% of its population.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.barstats.gov.bb/files/documents/PHC_2010_Census_Volume_1.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=2019-01-09 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118220332/http://www.barstats.gov.bb/files/documents/PHC_2010_Census_Volume_1.pdf \|archive-date=2017-01-18 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

			==Demographics==
			Hindus constituted 0.24% of the population of Barbados in 1990, which increased to 0.34% in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/Barbados.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=2019-01-09 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205005441/http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/Barbados.pdf \|archive-date=2018-02-05 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> It then slightly increased to 0.46% in 2010 census.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.barstats.gov.bb/files/documents/PHC_2010_Census_Volume_1.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=2019-01-09 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118220332/http://www.barstats.gov.bb/files/documents/PHC_2010_Census_Volume_1.pdf \|archive-date=2017-01-18 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

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			\|-
			! '''Year'''
			! '''Population of Hindus'''
			! '''Percent of Hindus'''
			! '''Increase in Percentage'''
			\|-
			\| '''1990'''
			\| '''603'''
			\| '''0.24%'''
			\| style="background: "\|''' '''
			\|-
			\| '''2000'''
			\| '''840'''
			\| '''0.34%'''
			\| style="background:lightgreen"\|'''+0.1%'''
			\|-
			\| '''2010'''
			\| '''1055'''
			\| '''0.46%'''
			\| style="background:lightgreen"\|'''+0.12%'''
			\|}

			Most of the Hindus in Barbados lives in the ] and ]. Although East Indians constitute 1.3% of the population of Barbados, only 0.46% of Barbadians are Hindus.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.barstats.gov.bb/files/documents/PHC_2010_Census_Volume_1.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=2019-01-09 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118220332/http://www.barstats.gov.bb/files/documents/PHC_2010_Census_Volume_1.pdf \|archive-date=2017-01-18 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

			==Contemporary society==
			Hindus in Barbados comprises mainly the community of just 80 ] families. Every one of them has a home shrine. For many years the Sindhis kept Hinduism alive solely through their private shrines at home, which paid tribute to every Hindu deity, to the ] and the ], too. A majority of Hindus in Barbados are followers of Maharaj Charansinghji of Beas (a district of Amritsar in the Punjab), Sri Satya Sai Baba or Sadhu Vaswani. It is a community of many vegetarians and teetotalers.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hinduismtoday.com/magazine/november-1998/1998-11-bhangra-in-barbados/\|title=Bhangra in Barbados\|date=November 1998}}</ref>

			There is a Hindu temple in St Michael in Welches.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/29488/hindu-rituals-vital \|title=Hindu rituals vital -- NationNews Barbados -- Local, Regional and International News nationnews.com \|access-date=2019-01-09 \|archive-date=2020-06-05 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605134212/https://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/29488/hindu-rituals-vital \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Hindus in Barbados celebrate Hindu festivals like ] or Phagwah.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/36286/holi-day-local-hindus\|title=Holi day for local Hindus\|date=28 March 2011\|access-date=9 January 2019\|archive-date=5 June 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605135538/https://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/36286/holi-day-local-hindus\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

			==See also==
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			==References==
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Hinduism is a minority faith in Barbados, followed by 0.46% of its population.

Demographics

Hindus constituted 0.24% of the population of Barbados in 1990, which increased to 0.34% in 2000. It then slightly increased to 0.46% in 2010 census.

Year	Population of Hindus	Percent of Hindus	Increase in Percentage
1990	603	0.24%
2000	840	0.34%	+0.1%
2010	1055	0.46%	+0.12%

Most of the Hindus in Barbados lives in the Saint Michael and Christ Church. Although East Indians constitute 1.3% of the population of Barbados, only 0.46% of Barbadians are Hindus.

Contemporary society

Hindus in Barbados comprises mainly the community of just 80 Sindhi families. Every one of them has a home shrine. For many years the Sindhis kept Hinduism alive solely through their private shrines at home, which paid tribute to every Hindu deity, to the Bhagavad Gita and the Guru Granth Sahib, too. A majority of Hindus in Barbados are followers of Maharaj Charansinghji of Beas (a district of Amritsar in the Punjab), Sri Satya Sai Baba or Sadhu Vaswani. It is a community of many vegetarians and teetotalers.

There is a Hindu temple in St Michael in Welches. Hindus in Barbados celebrate Hindu festivals like Holi or Phagwah.

References

"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2019-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2019-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2019-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2019-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Bhangra in Barbados". November 1998.
"Hindu rituals vital -- NationNews Barbados -- Local, Regional and International News nationnews.com". Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
"Holi day for local Hindus". 28 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

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