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[[File:Radhamadhava.JPG|thumb|right|''Hare Krishna Hare Krishna<br />Krishna Krishna Hare Hare<br />Hare Rama Hare Rama<br />Rama Rama Hare Hare'']]
Hinduism is a minority faith in [[Czech Republic]] followed by 0.02% (2,024) of the population as of 2021.<ref name="czso" /> Hindus are represented by three communities: Czech Hindu Religious Society, [[Hare Krishna Movement]] and Vishva Nirmala Dharma.<ref name="eurel">{{Cite document|url = http://www.eurel.info/spip.php?article1816&lang=en&var_ajax_redir=1|title = Registered religious communities in the Czech Republic|date = 27 November 2019|last1 = Tretera|first1 = Jiří Rajmund|last2 = Horák|first2 = Záboj|journal = |access-date = 8 December 2018|archive-date = 31 December 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211231021846/https://www.eurel.info/spip.php?article1816=&lang=en&var_ajax_redir=1|url-status = live}}</ref>

== Communities ==

=== Czech Hindu Religious Society ===
[[File:Hindu temple in Prague Zoo 02.JPG|thumb|Hindu temple in Prague Zoo]]

The Česká Hinduistická Náboženská Společnost (Czech Hindu Religious Society) was registered as a religious community in 2002.<ref name="eurel" />

=== ISKCON ===
[[File:Hare Krishna musicians.jpg|thumbnail|Hare Krishna musicians at [[Prague]], Czech]]
[[ISKCON|Hare Krishna]] became an officially recognized religion in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://praguemonitor.com/2017/07/17/ratha-yarta-hindu-festival-starts-prague |title=Ratha Yarta Hindu festival starts in Prague |website=Prague Monitor |date=17 July 2017 |access-date=8 December 2018 |archive-date=9 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209124518/http://praguemonitor.com/2017/07/17/ratha-yarta-hindu-festival-starts-prague |url-status=live }}</ref> It has four temples in the country. There are 200 devout followers of Hare Krishna in the Republic.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.expats.cz/czech-food-drink/farma-krishna-dvur/ |title=Dining with the Krishna |date=21 August 2013 |access-date=8 December 2018 |archive-date=9 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165201/https://news.expats.cz/czech-food-drink/farma-krishna-dvur/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The members of the Hare Krishna movement have been troubled by accusations of cult-like behavior.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://prague.tv/en/s72/c206/n1443-driven-by-faith-but-facing-adversity |title=Driven by Faith, but Facing Adversity |website=Prague TV |date=30 October 2008 |first=Jessica |last=Shim |access-date=8 December 2018 |archive-date=9 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123550/https://prague.tv/en/s72/c206/n1443-driven-by-faith-but-facing-adversity |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Vishva Nirmala Dharma ===
In 2007, Vishva Nirmala Dharma became a registered religious community in the country.<ref name="eurel" />

==Demographics==
The Demographics of Hindus in Czech Republic:<ref name="czso">{{cite web |url=https://www.czso.cz/documents/10180/45948568/130055170118.xlsx/e5f9d290-2be8-487c-9f1e-7ccf24df2437?version=1.0 |format=XLS |title=1–18 Obyvatelstvo podle náboženské víry a pohlaví podle výsledků sčítání lidu v letech 1921, 1930, 1950, 1991, 2001 a 2011 |trans-title=Population by religious belief and sex by 1921, 1930, 1950, 1991, 2001 and 2011 censuses |lang=Czech |website=www.czso.cz |access-date=2018-12-09 |archive-date=2021-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112050942/https://www.czso.cz/documents/10180/45948568/130055170118.xlsx/e5f9d290-2be8-487c-9f1e-7ccf24df2437?version=1.0 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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{| class="wikitable"
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! '''Year'''
! '''Percent'''
! '''Increase'''
|-
| '''2001'''
| '''0.01%'''
|| '''-'''	 	
|-
| '''2011'''
| '''0.02%'''
| style="background: green" | '''+0.01%'''
|-
| '''2021'''
| '''0.02%'''
| style="background:" | '''-'''	 		
|}

{| class="wikitable"
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! '''Hindu Community'''
! '''2001 census'''
! '''2011 census'''
|-
| '''[[Hare Krishna Movement]]'''
| 294
| 673
|-
| '''Vishva Nirmala Dharma'''
| not included
| 1098
|-
| '''Czech Hindu Religious Society'''
| not included	 	
| 427
|-
| '''Other forms'''
| 767	 	
| 210
|-
!Total
!1061
!2408
|}

==See also==
*[[Hinduism in Slovakia]]
*[[Hinduism in Guadeloupe]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://hinduismus.cz Česká hinduistická náboženská společnost]
* [http://www.harekrsna.cz/ ISKCON (Hare Krišna)]

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