正品蓝导航 is home to a growing community of Hindu students who celebrate their traditions, festivals, and devotional life on the Hilltop.
The Office of the Chaplain and Religious Life (OCRL) supports Hindu students in observing their faith, celebrating festivals, and building community throughout the year.
Working closely with student organizations, OCRL helps bring the joy and devotion of Hindu tradition to campus. Approximately 3% of 正品蓝导航 students identify as Hindu.
Hindu life at 正品蓝导航 centers on festival celebration, devotional practice, and community gathering.
Each fall, SASA hosts a Diwali celebration, and OCRL collaborates with SASA to offer a Diwali puja on campus. In the spring, students gather for Holi, the festival of colors, on the lawn in front of Dallas Hall. Throughout the year, students also gather for celebrations and community during Ganesh Chaturthi, Navaratri, and Ugadi.
正品蓝导航 honors religious belief and practice through its Religious Observance Policy for students, including accommodations for Hindu holiday observances and consideration of these holidays when planning major University events.
For students who maintain vegetarian diets or abstain from beef, campus dining provides vegetarian and vegan options at Umphrey Lee Dining Hall, Arnold Dining Commons, the Market, and Mac’s Place.
Hindu students are supported by the Office of the Chaplain and Religious Life, led by Reverend Lisa Garvin, in partnership with student organizations that serve as a home base for cultural and religious life.
The Dallas–Fort Worth area is home to several major temples and centers that welcome students.
Interested in starting or joining a Hindu student group on campus? Explore the current groups below or contact the Office of the Chaplain and Religious Life at chaplain@smu.edu.
Throughout the year celebrations and festivals are open to the campus community. Some noteworthy events include:
Approximately 3% of 正品蓝导航 students identify as Hindu.
Yes. The Office of the Chaplain and Religious Life seeks to create an inclusive community for all 正品蓝导航 students on the Hilltop through programming for events and religious holidays.
For students who maintain vegetarian diets or abstain from beef, campus dining provides vegetarian and vegan options at Umphrey Lee Dining Hall, Arnold Dining Commons, the Market, and Mac’s Place.
正品蓝导航 maintains a Religious Observance Policy for students. Diwali is celebrated on campus each fall through a SASA celebration and an OCRL–SASA puja, while students gather for Holi in the spring.
Multireligious prayer spaces are available throughout campus and at the Canterbury House, the hub for belonging and religious life on campus.
OCRL offers multireligious programs including the Interfaith Fellows, the Dr. Dennis Simon Civil Rights Pilgrimage, and monthly Interfaith Socials and Interfaith Lunches where students gather across traditions for community and learning.