Hindu Islanders

On his trip on his flower ship to the most beautiful places on earth with his wife Satis Parvati, Shiva also landed on Mauritius.

Water from the River Ganges that Shiva was carrying was spilled and flowed into the crater in the mountains of Mauritius.

Shiva then prophesied that Hindus would live on Mauritius one day and that Grand Bassin lake would become the pilgrimage site for them.

Today, the Hindus of Mauritius make the pilgrimage to the holy lake on Mauritius. In fact, Maha Shivaratree is the largest Hindu festival outside of India. Nearly 500,000 Hindus from all parts of Mauritius make the pilgrimage.

But you find many other shrines and holy sites on the island, and this Blip is from Black River on the west of the island.