Literally, Ganga Asnan means a bath in the River Ganges that involves washing, purification and offering of prayers to the rising sun and Goddess Ganga. In Mauritius, Hindus go to the seaside on that special day to have their “purification bath”. This is an age old tradition, and to this date, Mauritians make their way to rivers and or the sea to offer prayers to the goddess Ganga. After the prayers however, Mauritians enjoy the rest of the day with family members and a picnic at the beach. On this day however, most people fast and will only consume vegetarian food.
The beaches on this day are crowded, we went to Mt Choisy in the afternoon and could not find a single spot to park the car. The place was packed with people, and also the hawkers were everywhere, selling everything from towels to kitchen utensils!! I didn't see a single "kebab" seller though, it would quite disconcerting if I had though, knowing that its a religious festival above all.
La cuvette beachSo after our stint at Mt Choisy we headed to La Cuvette, another public beach, fortunately the place still had a few empty spaces. We settled there to enjoy the calm sea. I took a few pictures at sunset.
Lonely tree
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