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Vaishnava · Western Division, Fiji
Sri Krishna Kaliya Mandir, Lautoka
Krishna subduing Kaliya the serpent
GeneralSarpa and Kala sarpa
The temple in short
Deity
Krishna subduing Kaliya the serpent
Where
Western Division, Fiji · 17.62S 177.45E
Usual hours
6 am – 12 pm, 4 pm – 8 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling.Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Guru Rahu
Visited for
The Krishna mandir of Lautoka, kept by the north Indian indentured families of the sugar belt; Janmashtami and the Ramayan mandali are what families come for.
Kept for Jupiter and Rahu, 2 of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.
Been to this temple? The things that change — whether the hours on this page were
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what no printed source keeps current, and what the next person travelling here needs.
Were the hours right when you went?
Is anything on this page wrong or out of date?
A photograph of the gopuram, the tank, or the notice board
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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.