"Since the late 1990s, the Indian community in Australia has grown faster than any other immigrant community. The Indian Diaspora has made substantial contributions to the multi-ethnic and multi-religious diversity within Australia. The growth of Hinduism and Sikhism through gurus, temples, yoga and rituals of many kind has brought new colours, images, customs and practices to the profile of Australian religion, and the Australian landscape more widely. At the same time, Hinduism and Sikhism have themselves been transformed as Hindus and Sikhs from different parts of India as well as Fiji, Malaysia and other parts of the world have come together to establish a pan-Indian ethos. Hindus and Sikhs here have also interacted with other sectors of the Australian population and with religions from the Western world. This is the theme of this book."--Publisher.

Contributed articles: 1. Transglobalism of Hindus and Sikhs in Australia / Purushottama Bilimoria -- 2. Hinduism and the Historical Roots of Hindus in Australia / Purushottama Bilimoria and Jayant Bhalchandra Bapat -- 3. Hindu Practices and Hindu Organisations in Australia / Purushottama Bilimoria and Jayant Bhalchandra Bapat -- Temple Architecture: A Brief Overview and Its Symbolism / Purushottama Bilimoria -- 5. Religious Maintenance and Adaptation: An Example from the South Australian Hindu Diaspora / Heather Foster -- 6. A Statistical Profile of the Hindu Community in Australia / Philip Huges -- 7. Sikh History and Migration / Carmen Voigt-Graf -- 8. It a Small World: Two Graves / Jayant Bhalchandra Bapat and Manpreet Kaur Singh -- 9. Sikh Practices and Gurdwara in Australia / Carmen Voigt-Graf with Purushottama Bilimoria -- 10. A Statistical Profile of the Sikh Community in Australia / Philip Hughes -- 11. Diversity of Indian Identity in Multicultural Melbourne / Salim Lakha, Michael Stevenson and Surjeet Dhanji -- 12. Religiosity in a New Land: Women Strategies for Daily Living / Selena Costa-Pinto -- 13. Indian Students in Australia / Margaret Kumar and Purushottama Bilimoria -- 14. Changing Attitudes Towards the Hindu and Sikh Communities among Australians / Philip Hughes -- 15. Concluding Reflections: Indian Religious Diaspora in the Post-secular Era / Purushottama Bilimoria, Jayant Bhalchandra Bapat and Philip Hughes.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-434) and index.