FIJI, August 1, 2022 (The Fiji Times): Born out of a need to unite the people and conserve Indian culture, Vuninioudrovu Ram Krishna Hanuman Mandir in Sawani was established in 1968 through the commitment of its founding members. Temple president Salesh Karan said the mandir was a shrine for the people of Nausori to unite, worship and share their sufferings and achievements with their Lords. He said the popular temple was established in a small bure type structure (a wood and straw hut: see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bure_%28Fiji%29) about seven years ago. “When it was established, the committee started with the journey from a small bure type mandir and years passed with lots of changes by various committee members,” he said. “Later, upgrades were done and the mandir was transformed into a corrugated iron structure with a concrete basement.” He said the statue of Lord Hanuman became the focal point and drawcard for the temple.
“From the beginning, the statue was kept on the top floor and everyone passing by could see it. That is one of the specialties of the temple.” Mr Karan said. With the aim of providing better housing to its devotees, they decided to develop the temple further. “We used to face a lot of issues whenever we approached any cultural event, the members had to move around, looking for space to celebrate and witnessing that, the landowner of the temple told us that he would give us a piece of land for us to construct the temple. That was the first step that marked the start of this temple’s journey and over the years, we have seen many changes.” He said the current committee members acquired the land title officially from Baljeet Singh in 2015. The new mandir project was constructed by the current committee and launched in 2015,
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