Firewalking ceremony 2nd river temple Cato Manor

HINDUISM, Fire walking, Umbilo Shree Draupadiamman Alayam, Second River Temple, Hindu, Temple, garlands, trance, bhajans, Indenture labourers, Cato Manor, Kavady Festival
Date: 
11 May 1979
Collection: 
Gandhi-Luthuli Documentation Centre
Creator: 
Photograph collection of Hindu Festival
Resource Type: 
Photographs
Language: 
English
Coverage: 
South Africa
File Type: 
Picture
Rights Holder: 
UKZN - Gandhi-Luthuli Documentation Centre

The original building is the first recorded public Hindu temple to have been erected on the African continent. Built in 1875, . It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 22 February 1980.

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On: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 - 13:15