Sukh Shanti Temple
Corozal, Belize
- Deities
- Hindu deities (unspecified in available sources)
- Traditions
- other
- Worship status
- active
- Darshan hours
- Varies by community schedule; consult the local Hindu community directly for current service times before visiting.
- Best time to visit
- Year-round; Diwali and Janmashtami (Krishna's birthday) are celebrated by Belize's Hindu community.
- How to reach
- In Corozal Town, in Corozal District, northern Belize, near the Mexican border.
Location
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The Sukh Shanti Temple in Corozal Town, in Belize’s northernmost district near the Mexican border, is one of only two named Hindu temples documented for the country of Belize (alongside the Belize Hindu Temple in Belize City), per Wikipedia’s “Religion in Belize” article. Its name, “Sukh Shanti” (“peace and happiness”), serves a small Hindu community — roughly 0.2% of Belize’s population per the 2010 census — composed almost entirely of Sindhi and other Indo-Pakistani families who arrived in Belize as British colonial subjects in the 1950s.
Major festivals observed nationally include Diwali and Janmashtami. No street address, founding date, founder, or specific presiding deity could be confirmed for this temple in this pass, and this entry should be treated as provisional pending fuller sourcing.
Sources
- historical record: Sourced from Wikipedia's 'Religion in Belize' article, which names the 'Sukh Shanti Temple' in Corozal alongside the 'Belize Hindu Temple' on Albert Street, Belize City, as the country's named Hindu temples. The article describes Belize's Hindu community (about 0.2% of the population per the 2010 census) as composed almost entirely of Sindhi/Indo-Pakistani families who arrived as British colonial subjects in the 1950s, and notes that Diwali and Janmashtami are celebrated. No founding date, founder, or presiding deity is given.
For review
- Named (with the town of Corozal as its location) in Wikipedia's 'Religion in Belize' article, but no street address, founding date, founder, presiding deity, or further institutional history was found in this pass.