Fijian Hindus began to settle in Edmonton in larger proportions starting in the 1960s and 1970s.
They conducted prayers and meditated in individual households via groups they formed in the community.
[1] It became the first Fijian Hindu cultural society in all of Canada, and till date is the largest.
It started as a small place of worship in the Balwin residential area, constructed out of an old Church building.
Since then it has been renovated 2 times, first adding a basement, then in 2006 expanded further making it the second largest Hindu temple in Edmonton.
Most festivals that are celebrated are common among Fiji Hindus, for example Ram Navami, Hanuman Jayanti, Kavadi Pooja, Krishna Janmashtami, Navratri, Deepavali, Venkateswar Pooja, and Maha Shiva Ratri.