Arya Samaj in Suriname
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Suriname has possibly the highest proportion of Hindus who are Arya Samajis, compared to any other country.[citation needed] In Suriname, the Hindu population had split, with roughly 20% following the teachings of Swami Dayanand Saraswati, founder of the Ārya Samāj, and 80% following the Sanatan Dharm.[1] According to the census of 2012 the number of Ārya Samājĩs is 16,661.[2] The arrival of Arya Samaj preachers in Suriname, in 1929, caused a rift in the Hindu community, between the followers of Sanātanī and the Ārya Samāj.[3]