Kendrit Shiri Sanatan Dharam Shiv Temple
The Kendrit Shiri Sanatan Dharam Shiv Temple was a
indentured Indian labourers in 1905, it was one of the oldest Hindu temples in Fiji, until it was destroyed by fire on 16 October 2008.[1][2] Police confirmed that they were treating the temple's destruction as an arson attack. It was the fourth Hindu temple destroyed by arson within two weeks in Fiji.[3][4] The Fiji Times published an editorial condemning the destruction of a local "landmark" by "thugs" and calling upon "the leaders of Christian churches [to] make an immediate and unequivocal call on their members to desist from the temple burning which continue to plague our nation".[5]
References
- ^ "Girmit-era temple reduced to ashes", Archived Fiji Times, 17 October 2008
- ^ "Historic Hindu temple burnt", Fiji Daily Post, 17 October 2008
- ^ "Another Arson attack on Fiji's Hindu Temples", ABC Radio Australia, 17 October 2008
- ^ "Another sacrilege in Fiji" Archived 17 July 2011 at archive.today, Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, 16 October 2008
- ^ "Time to speak up" Archived 1 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Fiji Times, 17 October 2008
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