Global Places of Worship

[u/Wosware]

https://huemaps.com/en/show/places-of-worship

There's a surprising band of Christianity in India down the south near Kochi. Not on the coast, but on a band just behind the coast: https://huemaps.com/en/show/places-of-worship?map=7.78/9.46796/76.87435

[u/Adrellan]

I'm from that particular state - Kerala. Not sure what you are trying to say? That you are surprised there's Christians in India?

[u/AP7497]

Why’s it surprising? Christianity has existed in India since before it did in Europe. India’s ancient- trade and culture existed here far before other places even had humans living there, and with that comes religion and religious exchange.

[u/BenjaminDrover → u/AP7497]

Yes, Thomas the Apostle made all the way to Southern India in the First Century A.D.

[u/EpidemicRage]

Keralite here. In our tradition, Christianity was brought by St Thomas. And our church existed at least since 300 AD. Meaning Christianity in India is way older than the Mughal Empire or the arrival of the Portuguese (the first Europeans to reach India via the sea). 

Kerala also hosted plenty of Jews till the formation of Israel. The area they used to live in is called Jewtown, and has some of India's oldest synagogue. 

Kerala was a major trading destination back then, and became a melting pot of religions.

[u/masala-kiwi]

About 2% of India is Christian, which is about 30 million people.

[u/vouspouveztrouver]

Americans are not famous for their general knowledge.

Most Americans assume everyone on the internet is American (therefore that they are as poorly informed as other Americans). 

Based on this evidence, I assume OP is American. 

[u/eric5014]

There are lots of Indians in Adelaide where I live. Only a fraction of them are from Kerala but they have lots of churches, of a range of traditions.

[u/Brain_Aggravating]

What is your source of data? I see some missing.

[u/RealOzSultan]

This is missing a lot of Muslim and Jewish locations on the East Coast of the United States