ever since the founding of the donyi polo religion by daadi botté talom rukbo, the indigenous religious movement has been heavily influenced by hinduism. donyi poloism, along with other ancient religions,such as hinduism, share a common belief on nature and the philosophy of maintaining the balance of nature. there was a fear among the followers in the early days of the movement that the religion would be incorporated into hinduism as a result. this was refuted by daadi botté talom rukbo himself in a religious conference when he established similarities between donyi polo and bön, ancient maya religion, egyptian ra sun worship, tengri worship & japanese shinto religion; and as such, all the world’s ancient religions share a singular philosophy and are a part of a world community of nature worshippers and thus, asserted the need for a more independent approach. a prominent donyi polo worship place in aalo town is reminiscent of a hindu temple. external influence upon the local indigenous religious traditions has been met with increasing opposition and severity among the tani intellectuals.