Hinduism is the Fourth-largest religion in Myanmar, being practised by 1.7% of the population of Myanmar. Hinduism is practised by about 890,000 people in Myanmar, and has been influenced by elements of Buddhism, with many Hindu temples in Myanmar housing statues of the Buddha. There are also a large population of Hindus in which the Myanmar Tamils and minority Bengali Hindus having the biggest population share.
Shri Kali Temple, a Hindu temple with Dravidian architecture in Yangon.
Bengali Hindus gather for Durga Puja festival in Rangoon, c.1941-42
A Burmese-Tamil Hindu woman wearing Bindi (Pottu in Tamil), which is similar to the Thanakha worn by ethnic Burmese.
Hindu temple procession in Yangon, Myanmar.
Hindus are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for people living in the Indian subcontinent.
Early-20th-century painting by M.V. Dhurandhar of Hindu devotees in satsanga and listening to the pravachana of the Puranas
Hindus at Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar near river Ganges in Uttarakhand state of India.
A Hindu wedding ritual in India
A young Nepali Hindu devotee during a traditional prayer ceremony at Kathmandu's Durbar Square.
