ABSTRACT
So far we have been considering some of the ways in which the imposition of British rule and other changes, including the rise of the evangelical movement in Britain, began to affect the traditional relationship between the ruler on the one hand and Hinduism on the other. We have discussed the effect of these changes on temple administration and on the ongoing life and activity associated with temple communities. The purpose of the next few chapters is to explore other continuities and changes in Hinduism including developments which were also, to a greater or lesser degree, affected by the new influences and forces at work in local society. The subject of the present chapter is sectarian conflict and some of the ways in which traditional sectarian rivalry was affected if not intensified in the region in the nineteenth century.
