Talk:Labasa

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Key Attractions-Sites of Labasa - Vanua Levu .. Richard Raj
'''Key Attractions-Sites of Labasa - Vanua Levu .. Richard RajLabasa''' is one of the smaller towns in the Fiji Islands, however it is the biggest town in the island of Vanua Levu. Labasa is off the besten track form a tourist point of view but those who lived there know of a few places to visit and see.

Labasa Sangam High School Temple
This is located behind the Sangam High School, right in Labasa Town. It has some very good stone carved Hindu gods. The temple is open most hours of the day and evenning prayers and is a good place for meditation.

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Naag Mandir (Temple)
Fifteen to twenty minutes out of Labasa town going towards Nagigi (north), you fill find the Naag Patthar Mandir (or Snake Temple). There is a very large piece of stone that is shaped like the head of a King Cobra. The mystery is that the stone is several meters high now has been growing since 1970's. It started at a height of a 1 to 2 meters. Locals see this is a holy place and have built a temple around it.

This is a very spiritual area of worship where thousands of people come to pray every year. It is believed that the king of snakes dwells within a small cave just before the temple. No one has seen or has been in contact with the cobra; however, people have made attempts to enter the cave with torches. According to the locals, it is believed that the gap of the cave decreases to such an extent, you have to 'slither' in order to enter.

In addition to this, the stones near the temple are also miraculous. Images of Hindu gods have begun to occur. People pray to these images and believe it is a good sign.