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Hinduism originally came to Mauritius by Indians who worked as indentured servants of European settlers of the island. Today, Hinduism is followed by 52% of the island's population and has become the dominant force in the island politically.

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Hinduism in: Algeria \| Angola \| Benin \| Botswana \| Burkina Faso \| Burundi \| Cameroon \| Cape Verde \| Central African Republic \| Chad \| Comoros \| Democratic Republic of the Congo \| Republic of the Congo \| Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) \| Djibouti \| Egypt \| Equatorial Guinea \| Eritrea \| Ethiopia \| Gabon \| The Gambia \| Ghana \| Guinea \| Guinea-Bissau \| Kenya \| Lesotho \| Liberia \| Libya \| Madagascar \| Malawi \| Mali \| Mauritania \| Mauritius \| Morocco \| Mozambique \| Namibia \| Niger \| Nigeria \| Rwanda \| São Tomé and Príncipe \| Senegal \| Seychelles \| Sierra Leone \| Somalia /Somaliland \| South Africa \| Sudan \| Swaziland \| Tanzania \| Togo \| Tunisia \| Uganda \| Western Sahara \| Zambia \| Zimbabwe
Dependencies: British Indian Ocean Territory \| Canary Islands \| Ceuta and Melilla \| Madeira Islands \| Mayotte \| Réunion \| Saint Helena

Topics in Hinduism

Shruti (that which is heard):	Vedas \| Upanishads
Smriti (that which is remembered):	Itihasa (Ramayana and Mahabharata including Bhagavad Gita) \| Puranas \| Sutras \| Agama (Tantra & Yantra) \| Vedanta
Concepts:	Avatar \| Brahman \| Kosas \| Dharma \| Karma \| Moksha \| Maya \| Ishta-deva \| Murti \| Reincarnation \| Samsara \| Trimurti \| Turiya \| Guru-shishya tradition
Schools & systems:	Schools of Hinduism \| Early Hinduism \| Hindu philosophy \| Samkhya \| Nyaya \| Vaisheshika \| Yoga \| Mimamsa \| Vedanta \| Tantra \| Bhakti \| Carvakas
Traditional practices:	Jyotish \| Ayurveda
Rituals:	Aarti \| Bhajans \| Darshan \| Diksha \| Mantras \| Puja \| Satsang \| Stotras \| Wedding \| Yajna
Gurus and saints:	Shankara \| Ramanuja \| Madhvacharya \| Madhavacharya \| Ramakrishna \| Vivekananda \| Sree Narayana Guru \| Aurobindo \| Ramana Maharshi \| Sivananda \| Chinmayananda \| Sivaya Subramuniyaswami \| Swaminarayan \| A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada \| Lokenath
Denominations:	Vaishnavism \| Shaivism \| Shaktism \| Smartism \| Agama Hindu Dharma \| Contemporary Hindu movements \| Survey of Hindu organisations
Hindu deities:	List of Hindu deities \| Hindu mythology
Yugas:	Satya Yuga \| Treta Yuga \| Dvapara Yuga \| Kali Yuga
Castes:	Brahmin \| Kshatriya \| Vaishya \| Shudra

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