 The South Indian Muslims were easily absorbed into the larger Northern Muslim community.There was cooperation between groups of Hindus and Muslims in the celebration of various festivals, the best example of which was Mohurram, a Shia celebration, when Hindus and Muslims worked together to build a decorated edifice, called the "Tazia", which was carried to the sea in a procession where it was abandoned.From 1884 onwards, as labourers completed their five-year indenture contracts, Muslim communities began forming in various parts of Fiji.