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This paper compares Indian Hinduism (Sabha Mandir) to Guyanese Hinduism (Ram Mandir) by conducting research and by attending two different mosques that practice one or the other of the two major Hindu branches of worship. Specifically, the paper looks at the differing types of worship, temple style, music, the utilization and presentation of priests, the types of followers, the rituals performed, the language, the role of gender, the role of children (their involvement in the two branches of Hinduism) and the food and dance associated with each branch. The main thesis of this paper is that there is very little separating the two branches of the Hindu faith: the sabha mandir branch appears to emphasize different rituals like Homa and Pravachan than does the Ram mandir branch and the ideal architecture for the site of worship is different, but the two are characterized more by their similarities than by their differences.

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"This essay compares Indian Hinduism (Sabha Mandir) to Guyanese Hinduism (Ram Mandir) by conducting research and by attending two different mosques that practice one or the other of the two major Hindu branches of worship. Specifically, the paper looks at the differing types of worship, temple style, music, the utilization and presentation of priests, the types of followers, the rituals performed, the language, the role of gender, the role of children (their involvement in the two branches of Hinduism) and the food and dance associated with each branch. The main thesis of this paper, as I discerned it, is that there is very little separating the two..."

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