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At the Hindu temple of Vasudev in Amroha, a Muslim visitor waits for her children, who are taking a boat ride on the temple’s pond.

15 October 2026

Shared Sacred Sites in South Asia: Negotiating Coexistence and Belonging

About this event

15 October 2026 from 17:00 until 19:00

Salle du conseil

13 rue de l'Université, 75007, Paris

This event is accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Organized by

CERI, Programme Asie du Sud

Description

South Asia is the region of the world where the largest number of people visit sacred sites of religions which are not theirs. Why do they do that? What does it say of their sense of belonging to a community? How do they interact with the Others? And is this practice under attacks because of the rise of ethno-religious nationalisms in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal?

Speakers

  • Aminah Arif-Mohammad, CESAH/CNRS
  • Laurent Gayer, CERI-Sciences Po/CNRS
  • Christophe Jaffrelot, CERI-Sciences Po/CNRS
  • Grégoire Schlemmer, URMIS/IRD
  • Raphaël Voix, CESAH/CNRS

About the book

Shared Sacred Sites in South Asia. Negotiating Coexistence and Belonging.

Edited by: Laurent Gayer, Christophe Jaffrelot, Aminah Mohammad-Arif, Grégoire Schlemmer

Hurst Publishers

Part of the Comparative Politics and International Studies Series, edited by Christophe Jaffrelot series

Cover image caption: At the Hindu temple of Vasudev in Amroha, a Muslim visitor waits for her children, who are taking a boat ride on the temple’s pond. (credits: Laurent Gayer, 2015)

About this event

15 October 2026 from 17:00 until 19:00

Salle du conseil

13 rue de l'Université, 75007, Paris

This event is accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Organized by

CERI, Programme Asie du Sud