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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Hindus
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There are believed to be in Britain about 350,000 Hindus – followers of the ancient religion of the Indian subcontinent. *Hinduism was established at some time before 1200 BC. Its most important gods (among many) are Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
Some of Britain's Hindu families arrived in the years after World War II, from *India and *Sri Lanka; others came later from East Africa, where Indians had played an important part in economic life until they were expelled from *Kenya and *Uganda in the early 1970s. The main Hindu communities in Britain are in London, Birmingham, Bradford and Leicester.
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