Hinduism is a minor religion in Bulgaria.
Hinduism spread to Bulgaria by ISKCON.
ISKCON started spreading Krishna Consciousness to Bulgarians from 1996.

Indians in Bulgaria

There are more than 20 Indians in Bulgaria..pls check with the embassy of India,sofia for the exact number of the Indians,residing in Sofia,Bulgaria. who constitute 0.003% of total Bulgarian population. There is not a single mandir (Hindu temple) in Bulgaria. http://indiandiaspora.nic.in/diasporapdf/chapter11.pdf

Iskcon Centres in Bulgaria

Centre 1- Sofia, Bulgaria, 4 Joliot Curie, entrance from the South, Back Home Vedic Cuisine

Centre 2- Sofia, Bulgaria, 119 St. Kliment Ohridski Boulevard, Sri Sri Gaura Nitai Mandir

Rathayatra in Bulgaria

The first Rathayatra parade in Bulgaria was organized in 1996.
Till March 2008, twelve Rathayatra festivals were celebrated in Bulgaria.
The Bulgarian Rathayatra festival was the first in the Balkans.

Rathayatra is one of the Major Vaishnava Festival celebrated by Krishna’s devotees in Bulgaria, and it is attended even by devotees from neighboring Macedonia and Serbia.

Yoga in Bulgaria

Yoga is gaining popularity in Bulgaria.

One such is Sahaja Yoga

Sahaja Yoga

Sahaja Yoga is a new religious movement founded by Nirmala Srivastava, more widely known as 'Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi' and affectionately as 'Mother' by her followers . According to the movement, Sahaja Yoga is the state of self realization produced by kundalini awakening and is accompanied by the...

, a method of meditation which seeks to bring human awareness. It was created by Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi in 1970.

External links

• Hindu Influence in Communist Bulgaria
• Krishna Scenes in Bulgaria
• ISKCON Bulgaria

• Ratha Yatra Sofia - 28-29 June 2006, 22-23 June 2007; Photo Gallery
• Sahaja Yoga in Bulgaria