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{{Infobox religious group
| group      = Hindus in Austria 
| population = 11,000 (2017){{increase}}; '''0.15%''' of total population
| religions  = [[Hinduism]]
| related-c = [[Indian people|Indians]] and [[Hindus]]
| regions = All Over [[Austria]]
}}

'''[[Hinduism]]''' is a [[minority religion]] constituting about 0.15% of the population of Austria.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/304874/umfrage/mitglieder-in-religionsgemeinschaften-in-oesterreich/|title = Österreich - Religionszugehörigkeit 2020}}</ref> Hinduism is not one of the 16 recognised religions in Austria. The Austrian law allows religious groups not recognized as societies to seek official status 
as confessional communities with the Office for Religious Affairs. Hinduism is one of the eight confessional 
communities in Austria. However, the [[Sahaja Yoga]] and the [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness]] are categorised as associations, not as confessional communities.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170815171113/https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/269032.pdf United States Department of State]</ref>

==History==
[[File:Krishna people vienna.jpg|thumb|Hare krishnas in Austria]]
In 1980 the Bengali Bimal Kundu founded the first Hindu religious society in Austria, for Hindus immigrating from the [[Indian subcontinent]]. He now runs a small temple, located at a room in the Afro-Asian Institute. Since 1998, the "Hindu Religious Society in Austria" is (hroe) as "state-registered confessional community" official representative for all Hindus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindumandirvienna.com/about-us.php|title=Home &#124; Hindu Mandir Association}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hinduismtoday.com/magazine/january-february-march-2014/2014-01-temples-everywhere-we-go/|title = Temples Everywhere We Go|date = January 2014}}</ref> It is one of eleven religious groups that constitute confessional communities according to the Austrian Law on the Status of Religious Confessional Communities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2014/eur/238354.htm |title=Austria |publisher=State.gov |date=14 October 2015 |access-date=2016-03-22}}</ref> It is not yet a legally recognised religion, and therefore is not eligible for support from the state, however they may be eligible for this after 20 years of existence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wien.gv.at/english/culture-history/religion/churches.html |title=Churches and religious communities |publisher=Wien.gv.at |access-date=2016-03-22}}</ref>

==Demographics==
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|2001|3629
|2015|4339
|2017|11000
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{| class="wikitable"
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! '''Year'''
! '''Percent'''
! '''Increase'''
|-
| '''2001'''
| '''0.04%'''
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| '''2015'''
| '''0.05%'''
| style="background: green" | '''+0.01'''	 	
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| '''2017'''
| '''0.15%'''
| style="background: green" | '''+0.10%'''	 		
|}
As of 2017, Hinduism constitute 0.15% of the population of Austria. There are about 11,000 Hindus in Austria.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/304874/umfrage/mitglieder-in-religionsgemeinschaften-in-oesterreich/|title = Österreich - Religionszugehörigkeit 2020}}</ref>

==Hindu groups in Austria==
*Hindu Mandir Association is one of the oldest organisation in Vienna. Established in 1991 has a yearly Krishna Janmaashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali Mela festival & Bhagwati Jagran. In 2006, it applied for the status of religious confessional community but soon withdrew their applications and reapplied under the name Hindu Religious Community and was granted the new status.<ref>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2006/71367.htm United States Department of State]</ref>
*[[ISKCON]], more commonly known as the Hare Krishna movement has three centres in Austria, all located in Vienna: 
**East of Eden, 
**Govinda, 
** ISKCON Center for Vedic Studies. 
*The Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission has established a [[mandir]] in [[Vienna]], which has a yearly [[Krishna Janmaashtami]] festival. 
*[[Brahma Kumaris|Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University]] (BKWSU), a new age neo-Hindu spiritual organisation has three centres in Austria, located in Vienna, [[Graz]] and [[Rankweil]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brahmakumaris.org/austria/whoweare/faq |title=Brahma Kumaris Official Website - FAQ |publisher=Brahmakumaris.org |date=2000-01-01 |access-date=2016-03-22}}</ref>
*The [[Rajneesh movement|Osho movement]], Sahaja Yoga, Sai Baba, [[Sri Chinmoy]] also have a small presence. Along with Hare Krishna they are categorised as "sects". The term "sects" is used by the Government to denote small organizations with fewer than 100 members. Only the Hindu Religious Community has more than 100 members, and is the only Hindu organisation that constitutes one of the "confessional communities " in Austria.<ref>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2006/71367.htm United States Department of State]</ref>

==See also==
* [[Hinduism in Lithuania]]
* [[Hinduism in the West]]
* [[Religion in Austria]]

==References==
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== External links==
*[http://www.hindumandirvienna.com/ Hindu Mandir Association]
*[http://www.hroe.at/english Hindu community in Austria (HRÖ)]
*[http://www.radha-govinda.at Sri Sri Radha Govinda Mandir]
*[http://www.krishna-culture.de/home.htm ISKCON Austria & Germany] (In German)
*[http://www.wien.gv.at/english/culture-history/religion/churches.html Churches and Religious communities in Vienna]

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