Mauritius is a culturally rich heritage island marking unity in diversity. Ganesh Chaturthi is also a holiday in Mauritius. Due to differences in the Hindu calendar, it may fall on a different day to the Indian festival.
Celebrations in Mauritius can be dated back to 1896 when the first Ganesh Chaturthi Puja was held in the Seven Cascades Valley by the Bhiwajee family. The family still celebrate the festival to this day, but over the last century, the popularity of the festival has spread so much across the island that it is now an official public holiday.
Hinduism being the main culture of Mauritius with 52 percent of the population, all the Hindus of the island country celebrates this festival with great fervor. All the devotees of Lord Ganesha do pujas in the temples and celebrate the festival.
People from different towns and villages join in the process of the immersion of lord Ganesha’s idol. They all gather along the beaches of the island country and take part in the immersion ceremony. The statue of lord Ganesha is also worshipped in many family and households and then these statues are also taken to the rivers and seas for immersion.
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