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Roots > South Asian > Records in Other Countries| |GSU Microfilm
Records| The Latter Day Saints organisation, via the
Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU), has microfilmed a number of
record sets, which can be consulted at any of their LDS Family
History Centres. Hindu Pilgrimage Marriage Records This series
contains Hindu pilgrimage records for Haridwar and several other
Hindu pilgrimage centres. The records were created by priests
(pandits) located at each site, who would record the name, date,
hometown and purpose of visit for each pilgrim. These records
were grouped according to family and ancestral home. The
holdings by GSU include: Maithil Brahmin Genealogical Records
These records were to establish degrees of relationship between
prospective brides and grooms in order to determine whether the
marriage is prohibited. Islamic Marriage Records Areas and dates
covered are: Christian Ch