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The anniversary of both Fiji's cession to the United Kingdom in 1874 and attainment of independence in 1970. The week leading up to Fiji Day, Fiji Week, features seven days of religious and cultural ceremonies celebrating the country's diversity. October/November: Diwali: Hindu "Festival of Lights", honours Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and ...
The actual construction work began in earnest after a lull of some five years under a new Reconstruction Committee led by Narayan Reddy as the chairman. The temple was built in the best traditions of ancient Tamil Indian temple architecture as well as the principles of sacred architecture of the Vastu Vedic tradition. The consecration ...
The Hindu temples were constructed both in northern and southern Indian styles. The Shiu Hindu temple at Nadawar in Nadi, for example, was built in 1910; however this temple was destroyed in an arson attack and communal violence against Hindus in 2008. [31] Sri Siva Subramaniya Hindu Temple in Nadi is the largest Hindu temple in Fiji. [32]
21 September – Fiji wins the 2024 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup after defeating Japan 41-17 in the final in Osaka. [6] 31 October – 2024 Fijian presidential election: Naiqama Lalabalavu is elected President. [7] 8 November – Former Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is released from prison early after serving six months for perverting ...
The Hindu calendar, also called Panchanga (Sanskrit: ... (682 CE), is the earliest known use of the Shaka era in the Indonesian islands. [39] ...
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It falls on the day the moon transits the nakshatram (asterism) of Uttiram (Uttara Phalguni) in the twelfth month Panguni of the Tamil calendar. [2] This coincides with the Hindu calendar month of Phalguna/Chaitra. [3] Panguni is also the last month of the Solar Tamil Calendar year after which the next New Tamil Year begins.
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