[3][1] The demographics of Hindus from 1970 to 2012:[1] The first people in Gibraltar from British India are thought to have arrived in 1870 from the area around Hyderabad (Sindh) taking advantage of the new Suez Canal.

Indians faced some resistance from Gibraltarians and in 1921 the seven Hindu traders required licences to operate.

It was said that the date for deciding whether a person was a true Gibraltarian was designed to exclude as many Indians as possible but by 1973 the local Hindu lawyer Haresh Budhrani assessed that Hindus were able to fully join in with the community.

By 1999 the decoration was complete and the Prana pratishta ceremony was formally performed by a priest from India.

[6] Hindus have the highest proportion (%) of pupils achieving 5 or more GCSEs (Grades A-C), the highest percentage of people of working age with a degree, and the lowest crime rate in Gibraltar.