Forgotten Hindus in other parts of Asia

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I got the idea for this thread by a poster in pdf who claimed that Hinduism did not spread beyond India. I am hoping to start a thread on the various Hindu communities found in distant parts of Asia, from East to West. Hope others will contribute to help us understand our heritage and history better.

Let me start with the Yazidi's of Iraq. Their practices are very similar to Hindus when you look at some of their beliefs and traditions.

Only 7,00,000 or so Yazidis remain on the planet today and most of them are in the northern provinces of Iraq near Kurdistan. Also know as the Kurds.

Here is a Yazidi Temple,

Yazidis symbol is a wing spread peacock. The important point to note is that peacock, the national bird of India, is a native of south and south east Asia or Africa. Not found in the area of Iraq or Syria at all.

The Yazdi light Lamps like Hindus, they even build lamps like Hindus.

Here is a Yazidi mural on wall of their holy Lalish temple (Laxmi?) is unmistakably Hindu. One can see the saree, India’s unofficial national dress. The flow on the hair seem suspiciously Indian. If this mural was not in Kurdistan, I would have bet it was from South India !!!

Yazidi temple at Lalish has snake symbol at the entrance. You won't find this among other tribes of Arabia or Mesopotamia. For Hindus, snake worship is very old e.g. Naga pancham.

Yazidi seems to have a similar concept of Aarti

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