https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Hinduism_in_Bosnia_and_HerzegovinaHinduism in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Revision history2026-08-02T05:50:43ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.45.4https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Hinduism_in_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina&diff=56110&oldid=prev>Ira Leviton at 19:05, 29 November 20202020-11-29T19:05:59Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:Om symbol.svg|thumb|The "Om" symbol in [[Devanagari]]]]Hinduism is a minority faith in Bosnia-Herzegovina, represented mainly by the ISKCON movement.<br />
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In the former Yugoslavia, the ISKCON movement has been present since the 1970s and has existed in Bosnia-Herzegovina since 1988. It was officially registered as a religious community in 2005. There is an organized community in [[Sarajevo]] and there are also members in other cities.<ref>https://balkandiskurs.com/en/2019/02/26/a-krishna-consciousness-society/</ref><ref>http://ba.n1info.com/Vijesti/a302425/Upoznajte-sljedbenike-Hare-Krishne-u-BiH.html</ref> [[ISKCON]] has about 300<ref>https://op.bhrt.ba/kako-je-biti-hare-krishna-u-sarajevu/</ref>-500<ref>https://balkandiskurs.com/en/2019/02/26/a-krishna-consciousness-society/</ref> members.<br />
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ISKCON's [[Hare Krishna Food for Life|Food for life]] was famous in Bosnia and Herzegovina. During war period in Bosnia and Herzegovina, ISKCON devotees in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina visited [[orphanage]]s, homes for the elderly, hospitals, institutes for handicapped children, and basement shelters daily, throughout the three year conflict. An estimated 20 tons of food has been distributed in Sarajevo since 1992.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Hinduism in North Macedonia]]<br />
*[[Hinduism in Slovenia]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Hinduism in Europe}}<br />
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[[Category:Hinduism by country|Bosnia and Herzegovina]]<br />
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[[Category:Religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina]]<br />
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