Hinduism in Mizoram

[1] There are 12 temples in Mizoram and are managed by the Central Gorkha Mandir Sanchalan Samiti.

[2] An archeological study in 2023 discovered 8tth century Hindu and Buddhist-influenced sculptures at Kolalian village in the Mamit district.

The Gorkhas arrived in Mizoram in 1871 to liberate the Mary Winchester, daughter of a British tea planter who was abducted by a Mizo tribal chieftain.

In the 'Sunday service’, the Hindu priests deliver sermons and chanting prayers from a standardised ‘book of psalms’ which is similar to Christian book of psalms but is made from Hindu scriptures and includes bhajans and shlokas.

During the death ceremonies, the deceased body is carried in coffins like Christians and community members gather to sing bhajans before the final rites.