The book explores how Hinduism arrived in South Africa and has flourished in the
last century and a half. It is a narrative of indentured Indians who arrived in
Natal in 1860 and propagated the Hindu religion in Southern Africa for the first
time. The book also details the unique practices that have emerged in South
Africa and how Hinduism in the diaspora could be shaped by local social and
political conditions, as well as by immigration patterns. The book reflects the
diversity of Hindu practices and the survival of many village traditions that
were brought to South Africa.