There is relatively little history of active practice ofHinduism in Romania, although many prominentRomanian thinkers have had an interest inHindu thought, and since theRomanian Revolution of 1989 there have been some converts through the work ofInternational Society for Krishna Consciousness. Hare Krishna devotee provide free food for life program and other cultural festivals around the country. Every year Hare Krishna devotee organise Rath Yatra of LordJagganath and thousands of people participate in theRath Yatra.
TheDivine Life Society and theVedanta Society has a publishing house named Lotus inBucharest. They publish books on Vedic philosophy (Vivekananda,Ramacharaka,Krishnananda). The leader of Divine Life Society is honorary member A. Russu, accountable to the headquarters inRishikesh, India.[1]
Transcendental Meditation has been in Romania for many years. It was prohibited by theNicolae Ceauşescu regime, but has flourished again after the revolution, especially among intellectuals. The strongholds of TM are Bucharest andCluj-Napoca.[1]
ISKCON has established small communities at least inBucharest andTimișoara. In the latter city they hold monthly conferences in the Polytechnical Institute.[1]
ISKCON (the "Hare Krishnas") is the largest Hinduist association in country.
TheTheosophical Society and theAnthroposophical Society are represented especially in Bucharest, Timișoara and Cluj. They seldom call themselves by these names, rather they name themselves "Para-Psychological Research groups". Their beliefs are very syncretistic, mixing Eastern beliefs.[1]
Sathya Sai Baba devotees are also present in Romania.[1]
TheSahaja Yoga movement, is led by a female guru, Sri Mataji Nirmala Devi. The followers of this "instantYoga" are numbered by the thousands in about 10 cities.[1]
There are currentlyNepali andSri Lankan expatis in the country contributing to most of the Hindu population.
There are currently about 1,000 Indians living in Romania, most of them inBucharest andTimișoara.[2]
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