Houston’s religious diversity reflects community.
Worshippers of faiths from all corners of the world now call Houston home. A Hare Krishna temple - ISKCON Houston was built in 1969, and by the 1970s, the city's Hindu community had begun expanding dramatically. At first, devotees met in each other's homes; now, mandirs are sprinkled throughout suburban Houston, most notably in Pearland, Stafford and Sugar Land. The community has now swelled to more than 120,000 people, according to Vijay Pallod, a spokesman for Hindus in Houston, who immigrated here in 1980.