Ett hindutempels verksamhet och funktion i diaspora : En etnografisk studie om ett swaminaryantempel i Mellansverige

Sammanfattning:  This essay has been investigate a Hindu swaminarayantempel in central Sweden, its activities and function from a diaspora perspective. Also to investigate the relationship between Hindu diaspora groups and in relation to South Asia. An ethnographic method was used. The result of this study shows that the key activities temple provides the puja. Pujan is the most frequent activity in the investigated Temple. The temple also provides other activities that often are linked to anniversaries and celebrations of festive calendar, such as Diwali or gods' birthdays. The investigated temple has a similar function as other diaspora groups. The temple has a explicit social, consciousness and cultural function. The various functions are intertwined, community, cultural heritage, language, the Hindu identity and religiosity overlap. Swamniarayantempel known as a cosmopolitan Hinduism, which means that the movement touched on a strictly sectarian attitude with strong ties to Gujurat and asketutbildningar while movement is universalistic and ecumenical, making operations more transparent. Swaminarayantempel coexists with other directions and adapts to the surrounding community in a flexible way. Participants in the temple lives in a multiplex environment and coexisting multiple identities, where they can highlight a particular identity in a particular environment, which makes them a cosmopolitan Hinduism.