Websites about Gujaratis in Malaysia list the community by their religions, castes, sub-castes and their location back in Gujarat.

They also list Hindu and Jain temples, where priests are in charge and the activity is funded and overseen by the community.

A Jain temple was opened in Malacca in 2001 amid fanfare and community participation in the presence of Gurudev Jinchandraji Maharaj (Bandhu Triputi).

Attending it were the Gujarati communities not only from Kuala Lumpur and Selangor but also from Singapore and all over Malaysia including Penang, Ipoh, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan states.

'The Gujaratis of Malaysia are mainly adherents of Jainism and Hinduism with a small minority of Muslims,' the Joshua Project website says of the 3,000-plus community of mostly traders.

'Gujarati traders from Cambay also frequently visited the port of Malacca but did not settle there. Only in the late 19th century did the Gujaratis, who are mostly businessmen in textile trade, travel to Malacca to settle. This new community grew as more Gujaratis came after World War II,' the website records.