Devotees descended on Malolo in Nadi, early yesterday morning to take part in the annual pooja ceremonies at the newly-opened Malolo Sangam Temple.
Culminating in a fire-walking ceremony by Sangam members, the final event provided outsiders with the opportunity to marvel at the architecture.
The new temple was built at a cost of $200,000 through funds raised by local and overseas members of the Then India Sanmarga Ikya (TISI) Sangam.
The highlight of the opening involved the Maha Abhishekam to goddess Mariamman, in which flowers were dropped on the temple from a helicopter.