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Hinduism in Nagaland

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Dimapur Kalibari Temple in Dimapur district

Hinduism is a minority faith in Indian state of Nagaland followed by 8.75% of the population. There are 104,851 Hindus in Nagaland. [1]

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History

Archeological sources say the Dimapur region was a very old medieval Hindu Kingdom. On the late medieval, upon the ruins of this, the Dimasa Kingdom was founded. [2]

Legend

According to local legend, Dimapur, the largest city in Nagaland, is said to have been named after the Mahabharatha character Hidimba. It was earlier known as Hidimbapur, meaning the city of Hidimba. Hidimbapur came to be known as Dimbapur and then Dimapur. [3] Another legend says that the Dimapur is a corruption of Hidimbapur, meaning the city of Hidimbi, the sister of Hidimba who later married the Pandava prince Bhima and gave birth to Ghatotkacha. [4]

The Mount Pauna in the Benreu village in Peren district is beleived by the nature worshippers there as the Sanjeevani hills. Locals there believe that the Hanuman uprooted Mount Pauna to revive Lakshman. They beleive the cailihei found there is the sanjeevani. [5] [6]

Demographics

The Hindu community in Nagaland is diverse including Nepali Hindus, Bengali Hindus, Marwari Hindus etc. [7] A majority of the Kachari people (69%) follows Hinduism. [8]

Hindus are concentrated mainly in Dimapur District (28.75%), Kohima District (11.8%) [9] and Niuland District (9.4%) [10] [a]

Temples

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The district was formed by upgrading the Niuland subdivision of Dimapur District. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "C-01: Population by religious community, Nagaland - 2011" . Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Sarma, Pradip Chandra (2003). The Dimasa: Child of the Big River. Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture. p. 8.
  3. ↑ "DID YOU KNOW How Dimapur got its name?". 2022-10-18. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
  4. ↑ Bathari, Uttam (2014). Memory History and polity a study of dimasa identity in colonial past and post colonial present (Ph.D.). Gauhati University. pp. 17–18. hdl:10603/115353.
  5. ↑ "Land of bitter honey". Hindustan Times. 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  6. ↑ Kashi, Anita Rao (2022-04-09). "A trip to Nagaland's enchanted mountain village of Benreu". mint. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  7. ↑ "Fervor and festivity mark start of Durga Puja in Dimapur and". www.easternmirrornagaland.com. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  8. ↑ "Religion Data of Census 2011: XXXI Mizoram Manipur and Nagaland" . Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  9. ↑ "C-01: Population by religious community, Nagaland - 2011" . Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Niuland Circle Population, Caste, Religion Data - Dimapur district, Nagaland". www.censusindia.in. Archived from the original on 15 April 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Nagaland creates 3 more districts". The Assam Tribune . December 18, 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  12. ↑ Post, Nagaland (2024-01-22). "Hindu devotees in Dimapur celebrate Ram Mandir inauguration" . Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  13. ↑ Post, Nagaland (2023-10-22). "Dimapur wears festive look at Durga Puja" . Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  14. ↑ "New Sibrai temple inaugurated in Dhansiripar village". MorungExpress. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  15. ↑ TIMES, MOKOKCHUNG (2023-04-06). "Governor of Nagaland La Ganesan visited Shree Hindu Mandir » MokokchungTimes.com" . Retrieved 2026-02-07.



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