•Nearly 30,000 people of Asian-Indian ethnicity live in Minnesota.
•About 40,000 Hindus live in the Twin Cities area.
•There are 35 Hindu temples and groups in the Twin Cities, including the largest Hindu temple in North America in Maple Grove.
•1894: Swami Vivekananda arrives in Minneapolis to promote Hinduism during a world tour.
•1965: Changes in U.S. immigration law open the way for Asian immigrants.
•1978: First Hindu temple established in Minneapolis.
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