Hinduism in Mexico
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Introduction

There are about 80 Indian families in Mexico, constituting a total number of about 400 NRIs. Most of them are recent arrivals in the country. Almost all of them have settled down in the capital city.
Mexico has a non-discriminatory policy with regard to the grant of its citizenship. The spouse of a Mexican national would generally not face any problem in acquiring local citizenship. But although a few of the NRIs have married Mexican girls, they have retained their Indian citizenship.

Status of Indians in Mexico

The Indians in this country are mainly businessmen or professionals. Many of them work with one or other international organisation or a multinational corporation.
There are also some academicians and scientists among them. They have helped to bring about greater mutual understanding between India and their host country. At present, Dr Raja Ram (a distinguished Indian scientist and Padma Shri recipient) is also in Mexico, working at CIMMYT.
Some of the Indians work for ISPAT Mexicana. This company is part of the Laxmi Mittal group, well known in this region for having turned around a sinking steel company in Trinidad. The Indian presence in Mexico has been greatly appreciated as fifty other business ventures have invested around US$1.58 billion in this country during the period 1994-2000.
Most members of the diaspora speak Spanish and have adapted themselves admirably to their foreign environment.

Indian Organisation in Mexico

The Indian community in Mexico has no divisive factions in it, although its constituents come from different parts of India. It has jointly established an organisation called Sangam
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or National Patriotic Organization), also known the Sangh, is a right-wing Hindu nationalist, paramilitary, volunteer, and allegedly militant organization for Hindu males in India...

, under whose auspices it celebrates important festivals and cultural programmes.

Temples in Mexico

A Sai Baba
Shirdi Sai Baba movement
The Shirdi Sai Baba movement is the religious movement of the followers and devotees of the 19th- and early 20th-century Indian saint Sai Baba of Shirdi .-History:...

 temple and a Vaishnav temple have been constructed in Mexico City by the Sangam Organisation.

Hare Krishnas

ISKCON has extensive presence in Mexico.

It has the following 8 Centres in Mexico

Centre 1- Guadalajara, Pedro Moreno No. 1791, Sector Juarez, Jalisco

Centre 2- Mexico City, Tiburcio Montiel 45, Colonia San Miguel, Chapultepec D.F, 11850

Centre 3- Monterrey, Av. Luis Elizondo No. 400, local 12, Col. Alta Vista

Centre 4- Saltillo, Blvd. Saltillo No. 520, Col. Buenos Aires

Centre 5- Tulancingo, (mail:) Apartado 252, Hildago

Centre 7- Rural Community at Veracruz

Centre 8- Additional Restaurant at Veracruz, Restaurante Radhe, Sur 5 No. 50, Orizaba, Ver.

Sai Organisation

There are now 29 Sai centers in Mexico.

There are two Sai Schools in Mexico, one in Chihuahua and other in Cuernavaca. There are about 100 children in each school http://www.sathyasai.org/organize/countryintros/mexico.html

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