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Rise of Hindus in modern day Australia

With the increase in numbers, how are Hindus in Australia coping?

A young Hindu Nepali Australian couple wed at small backyard service.
A Nepali Australian Hindu couple at a small backyard wedding service in Minto, Sydney. Source: SBS News

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By Abbie O'Brien

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In a tiny, makeshift temple in the back of a house in Sydney's west, a young Nepali-Australian couple is becoming husband and wife.

Their backyard wedding has all the colours and traditions of a typical Hindu service but is carried on a much smaller scale.

Some two dozen guests pale in comparison to typical Hindu weddings, which can sometimes bring together over a thousand people. And while some celebrations last for several days, this one is over in two hours.

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