Ganesh Chaturthi Mauritius

1000th post – Public holidays 2015 for Mauritius

Youpiiiiiiiiiiiiii! The 1000th post milestone! For this special celebration, I am now publishing the list of public holidays that I approved some months back for the year 2015. In fact, I don’t know how I forgot...

31 Oct 2014, Yashvin, pages of my life

Pere Laval ET Ganesh Chaturthi : Des Pèlerins Sur La Même Voie

Dans quelques jours, les Mauriciens catholiques et les marathis vivront des moments importants de leur foi.

07 Sep 2013, business.mega.mu

Public holidays 2014 for Mauritius

Some good news for 2014. Long weekends ahead and only 3 public holidays falling during weekends.

02 Jul 2013, Yashvin, pages of my life

Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations to start on Thursday evening

Ganesh Chaturthi will be celebrated from 6 pm onwards on Thursday in temples and homes of Lord Ganesha devotees. Members of the Hindu community, in particular Marathis, will proceed for ‘Murti Sthapna’, a ritual whereby priests through recitation of sacred verses and rituals breathe life into the statue of Lord Ganesha. The programme will consist [...]

01 Sep 2011, The Independent Daily

Ganesh Chaturthi preparations

The Mauritius Sanatan Dharma Temples Federation (MSDTF), along with the 275 temples, is gearing up to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi on September 1 with great pomp. All temples will proceed to the ‘murthy sthapana’ (installation of idol) on September 1 and ‘Ganesh Visarjan’ (immersion), will be done on September 2. This was stated by the president [...]

25 Aug 2011, The Independent Daily