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Who the researcher is and where the research is conducted are the two key dimensions of fieldwork. This note provides an account of how the researcher's outsider ethnicity in Gujarat influenced the fieldwork and ethnographic data. It further examines the multiple identities the researcher brings to the field, and how these insights vary as the researcher switches between identities. The manner in which the researcher presents these identities and the manner in which they are perceived or decoded by participants and stakeholders in the village community or social group influence rapport formation, informants' acceptance and access to ethnographic information.

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Negotiating identities in a dangerous field

Swaminarayan Hinduism (founded by Swami Sahajanand) is a modern form of Hinduism that was floated in early 19th century Gujarat. In fact, Swaminarayan movement is a Gujarati form of Vaishnavism and wherever it exists outside of Gujarat, is the religion of Gujaratis. Globally the convergence of religious identity with cultural and linguistic associations is a most important aspect of the transmission of the tradition, and that is exactly what Swaminarayan movement has done by building a bridge of faith, so integral to Gujarati Diaspora. Swaminarayan Hinduism is a powerful agent in preservation of Gujarati ethnic identity, linguistic and regional ties around the globe; it has stressed the union of regional-linguistic identity, by clubbing the use of Gujarati language, dress, music, dance, cuisine, art. Thus Swaminarayan Hinduism is a sectarian group which overlaps the regional-linguistic aspect and this has been highlighted in this paper, along with reasons for the success of this movement in Gujarati diaspora. © Serials Publications.