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The Grand Bassin tour is organised by the different travel agents of Mauritius Island. Grand Bassin or Ganga Talao is one of the main attractions of the island. The lake which is seen at Grand Bassin has been declared as sacred since 1998. For the Hindu community it is a holy place where they can pray their different gods as Shiva, Hanuman, the god with a monkey head and a human body. The Shiva statue seen here on the picture has been donated by Dinesh Patidar and Dungarpur Rajastan Family to the Dayal Family in April 2005. Shiva is one of the main deities in Hinduism and one of the six primary forms of the Divine in the Smartism. The other five deities belong to Shakti, Vishnu, Surya, Kartikkeya and Ganesha. The Sanskrit word Shiva or Shivam means gracious, kind, auspicious or friendly. On Shiva’s right hand you see the sign OM, around his head and neck a snake.
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