Hinduism in Bulgaria

Hinduism in Bulgaria

Hinduism is a minor religion in Bulgaria.Hinduism spread to Bulgaria by ISKCON.
ISKCON started spreading Krishna Consciousness to Bulgarians from 1996.

Indians in Bulgaria

There are more than 20 Indians in Bulgaria..pls check with the embassy of India,sofia for the exact number of the Indians,residing in Sofia,Bulgaria. who constitute 0.003% of total Bulgarian population. There is not a single mandir (Hindu temple) in Bulgaria. [http://indiandiaspora.nic.in/diasporapdf/chapter11.pdf]

Iskcon Centres in Bulgaria

Centre 1- Plovdiv, Bulgaria-ul. Sasho Dimitrov 80. 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Centre 2- Sofia, Bulgaria-Angel Kanchev 34, 1st Floor, Sofia 1000, Bulgaria

Rathayatra in Bulgaria

The first Rathayatra parade in Bulgaria was organized in 1996. Till March 2008, twelve Rathayatra festivals were celebrated in Bulgaria.The Bulgarian Rathayatra festival was the first in the Balkans.

Rathayatra is one of the Major Vaishnava Festival celebrated by Krishna’s devotees in Bulgaria, and it is attended even by devotees from neighboring Macedonia and Serbia.

Yoga in Bulgaria

Yoga is gaining popularity in Bulgaria.

One such is Sahaja Yoga, a method of meditation which seeks to bring human awareness. It was created by Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi in 1970.

External links

* [http://www.hinduismtoday.com/archives/1989/09/1989-09-03.shtml Hindu Influence in Communist Bulgaria]
* [http://btg.krishna.com/main.php?id=930 Krishna Scenes in Bulgaria]
* [http://harekrishnabg.com/ ISKCON Bulgaria]
* [http://rathayatra.harekrishnabg.com Ratha Yatra Sofia - 28-29 June 2006, 22-23 June 2007; Photo Gallery]
* [http://www.infotel.bg/~shanti/sybulgaria.htm Sahaja Yoga in Bulgaria]


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