Foreign pilgrims throng Grand Bassin

For Maha Shivratree, they come from all over the world. Ganesh Pillay, 66, and his wife came to Mauritius one week ago from Durban, South Africa. They joined the pilgrims on foot from their hotel in Quatre Bornes to Grand Bassin, a forty-five kilometre trek, to fetch the holy water. On Shivratree which was celebrated [...]

03 Mar 2011, The Independent Daily