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Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Latest News (More)  Ganga Talao, Mauritius (02-07-2008 - 18:56:13) On the island of Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the African continent, about 900 kilometres east of Madagascar, Maha Shivratri is a very important festival and public holiday.For the Mauritian Hindu, a pilgrimage to the volcanic sacred lake of Grand Bassin is a spiritual obligation his family fulfills every year on Maha Shivratri. This the religious place in Mauritius where Supreme God Shiva is most worshipped. In 1897, Shri Jhummon Giri Gosagne, a "pujari" (priest) from the North of the island, had a vision of a sacred lake in the southern jungles. The following year, the priest and a group of followers trekked to find the lake, the Grand Bassin or Ganga Talao, which his vision described as related to the river Ganges. Every year since then, on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri, pilgrims from all over the island walk to the Ganga Talao lake, to collect its water to offer to Lord Shiva.  Ganga Talao or Grand Bassin is a lake situated in a secluded mountain area in the district of Savanne, deep in the heart of Mauritius. It is about 1800 feet above sea level. It is considered the most sacred Hindu place in Mauritius, according to Hindu mythology.There is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva (Sanskrit: शिव) and other Gods including Hanuman (हनुमत्), Lakshmi (लक्ष्मी), and others along the Grand Bassin, with a 108 feet Shiva Statue inaugurated in 2007 (the highest known statue in Mauritius). |
Svaneti province, Georgia (08-06-2008 - 13:27:11) Svaneti (also Svanetia - Georgian: სვანეთი) is a historic province in Georgia (საქართველო), in the northwestern part of the country. It is inhabited by the Svans (სვანები), an ethnographic group of the Georgian people. They speak the Svan language (ლუშნუ ნინ/შკა̈ნ).Surrounded by 3000-5000 meter peaks, Svanetia is the highest inhabited area in Europe. At 2200 m, the village of Chazhashi or Chajashi (ჩაჟაში), in the Upper Svaneti Region, is sometimes referred to as the highest village in Europe. Four of the 10 highest peaks of the Caucasus (კავკასია), which comprises Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and part of Southern Russia, are located in the region. The highest mountain in Georgia, Mount Shkhara (შხარა) at 5,201 meters (17,059 feet), is located in the province. Other prominent peaks include Tetnuldi (4,974m./16,319ft.), Shota Rustaveli (4,960m./16,273ft.), Mt. Ushba (უშბა - 4,710m./15,453ft.), and Ailama (4,525m./14,842ft.).  Situated on the southern slopes of the central Greater Caucasus (კავკასიონი), Svanetia, divided into Upper Svanetia and Lower Svanetia, extends over the upper valleys of the Rioni River (რიონი), Enguri River (ენგური) and Tskhenistskali.To visit: - Ushguli or Ushkuli (უშგული) community of villages located at the head of the Enguri gorge in Upper Svaneti, with its four villages (Altitude between 2086 to 2200 m): Zhibiani (ჟიბიანი), Chvibiani or Chubiani (ჩვიბიანი), Chazhashi or Chajashi (ჩაჟაში), and Murqmeli (მურყმელი), including the Svanetian towers erected mainly in the 9th-12th centuries, buildings that are part of the UNESCO Heritage site of Upper Svaneti. - The Kodori Valley (or Kodori Gorge - კოდორის ხეობა), river valley in Abkhazia (აფხაზეთი). - Dozens of Georgian Orthodox churches, picturesque landscapes, the Botany of Svanetia and much more... |
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