Ganesh is found in one of the
small temples in Grand Bassin. Grand Bassin is found on the high
central plateau of Mauritius Island and is a sacred lake for the
Indian community of the Mauritius. It is also one of the most
visited attractions of Mauritius. The legend says that the lake
is related the Ganges River in India which is also considered as
a holy place. The Lord Ganesh is one of the most popular Hindu
God. As many other gods in Hinduism, he also has an animal head
which is an elephant head with a human body having four arms.
The Lord Ganesh has a big belly is known to be fond of fruits
and sweets. As ornament he wears a snake round his belly. Ganesh
is also as under other names as Pilliar, Gajanana, Ganapati,
Vinayagar and Vigneshwara. The Hindu tradition says that Lord
Ganesh is the god lick, wisdom and success. Traditionally Hindus
worship Ganesh before starting new things as before starting a
new work, before having a new house. Hindus believes in
different gods which most of them are with animal heads. Animals
are usually very sacred for Hindus as cows, monkeys and
elephants. IN the mythology there are different stories about
the Lord Ganesh.
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