Sri Siva Subramaniya Temple

At Sam's house, I transferred to his father Shiu's vehicle, and he drove me to our first stop of the day, which is Sri Siva Subramaniya Temple located in Nadi. This is the largest Hindu temple in the southern hemisphere, and Shiu specifically brought me there early in the morning because visitors are required to be barefoot in the temple and the ground would get hot later in the day.

The temple itself was nice and ornate. My favorite part was were the ceiling murals which I recorded in a video taken from the exterior of the building (cameras are not allowed while inside). Most of the ceiling murals were recently painted. While I was recording the video, a monk started ringing the bell and I could hear percussion instruments. I looked out for a percussion band and was surprised to observe that the sound came from a old school machine. I really wish I could video the machine, but recording is not allowed in the worship hall.Read more