The Hidden Hindus of Portugal: The Story Nobody Tells

Most people don't know that Portugal has a Hindu community with a remarkable history stretching from India to Mozambique and finally to Europe.

In this documentary, we uncover the hidden story of Portugal's Hindus Gujarati families who built their lives in Mozambique before being forced to leave after Mozambique's independence, eventually rebuilding their community in Lisbon.

From the first Hindu temple in Portugal, built in 1983, to the Radha Krishna temple inaugurated in Lisbon in 1998, this is a story about migration, faith, identity, and survival.

We explore the Hindu Community of Portugal, the history of Gujarati and Goan migration, Hindu temples in Lisbon, the connection between Portugal, Mozambique and India, and how a new generation has learned to be both Hindu and Portuguese.

How did a Hindu community from Africa end up building temples in Portugal?

And how did they preserve their religion and culture after being uprooted from one home and forced to build another?

This is the untold story of the Hidden Hindus of Portugal.

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