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Kōrero: Fijians

A traditional greeting

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A traditional greeting

When Rajiv Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, visited New Zealand in 1986, children of the Indo-Fijian community were waiting to greet him with traditional Indian ceremonies at Auckland International Airport. Here Trisha Singh anoints him, while Shona Singh holds a golden plate with burning camphor.

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Jacqueline Leckie, Fijians – Fijian culture in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/9921/a-traditional-greeting (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jacqueline Leckie, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.