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HINDU TEMPLE OF CHANGY

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Nationale 1, Route de Capesterre, 97130Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Guadeloupe
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2024
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2024

Dazzlingly colorful Indian temple built in 1974, the largest and most beautiful Hindu temple in Guadeloupe.

Just off the main road between Sainte-Marie and Capesterre-Belle-Eau, you'll be amazed at the sight of this dazzlingly colorful Indian temple. You're standing in front of the largest Hindu temple on Guadeloupe, and not only the most beautiful, but also the most frequented by practicing Hindus on the island. It was built in 1974 on a site where a chapel dedicated to Maliémin had stood for over 100 years.

On the richly decorated main façade, statues of Maliémin, Kanadévi and other Hindu figures sit majestically. While some Indians became Catholics, others continued to perpetuate their religious worship, a legacy of their native land and traditions. Guadeloupe is home to some 60,000 people of Indian origin. Today, Indians of Catholic faith also continue to worship their ancestors, who came to work on the island to make up for the shortage of labor following the abolition of slavery. The first Indians arrived as indentured servants on December 24, 1854, aboard the ship Aurélie.

Ceremonies were performed in modest settings, a simple tin chapel being all that was needed, or in large temples such as Changy, owned by the Komla family and the most spectacular in the archipelago. They are easy to spot in the countryside, thanks in particular to the presence of multicolored poles with receptacles for offerings, candles and oil lamps.

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David115
Visited in february 2022
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Bonjour, je voudrais savoir quels sont les jours et horaires d'ouverture du temple. Merci
Leny64
Visited in december 2016
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Immanquable sur ce bord de route en remontant de Capesterre ; très très coloré et surprenant, photo possible facilement de l'extérieur.
nichoukette
Visited in june 2015
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Coloré à souhait et rigolo de voir ça sur le bord de la route. S'arrêter pour prendre une photo car assez unique en Guadeloupe.
futé971
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Une explosion de couleurs, de formes et d'originalité située entre Sainte Marie et Capesterre Belle Eau. Ce temple dédié à la divinité Hindou Shiva est l'une des très belles surprises que réserve cette commune. Il n'y a certes par grand chose a visiter mais la curiosité de ce temple assez imposant situé dans un tel lieu fascine. Il salue la mémoire des nombreux migrants indiens qui sont venus travailler la canne à sucre en Guadeloupe.

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