Mauritius: churches and temples
49 photo with description19.04.2015 16:17
19.04.2015 16:17
Andrey Panevin
On island Mauritius there are a lot of churches and temples. Mainly, of course, the Hindu. The most interesting that near to a Hindu temple can be both Catholic cathedrals, and Muslim mosques, and unknown African branches of Christianity. Religions on island are closely bound, and mauritians are religious tolerance, is to that to learn to the whole world.
On road from Lagaletta in Tamarin such remarkable church of sacred Fatimy (french.: Notre Dame de Fatima).
Has approached any Black woman, to pray.
During this moment no service existed, church empty. Pay attention that church actually opened.
Hindus love bright colours and temples, and cult constructions on territories of temples, and fences around — all joyful colouring.
It, most likely, still in combination and an apartment house.
Temple gate.
Glory to Mercedes!
Entrance on temple territory. Lions on collars and fences meet on all island very often. On quality as a rule shameful, but nice.
Suddenly — a moped. On a background the attendant of a temple. Having seen me with the camera it has waved with a hand, inviting in a temple. Miss such possibility I could not.
Yes, an inscription on collars: «Sai Baba Mandir» Google Translate has translated me «Sai Woman Mandir». Thanks, Google!
On walls hang both images of gods, and known priests.
Sacred cow the White bull, rideable animal (Vahana) Shiva — very cool, judging by a glass sarcophagus is any significant gift (well or casually not to break, porcelain all the same).
It, probably, Shiva with, a sword (a wisdom symbol), a bowl from a skull and a trident (symbolises three stages of evolution of the world — creation, maintenance and destruction).
At the left in a corner the cassette (!) tape recorder.
Near a Hindu meeting-house was the Christian (!) chapel adjoins. Here so together in one territory.
In a chapel.
Literally in 50-70 metres one more temple, apparently completed.
Wonderful colouring!
the Islamic mosque and madrasah.
To island Mohammed's birthday of a mosque have been decked by flags (I was in the beginning of January).
One more Hindu temple.
And one more
Sculptures over collars. Probably to Shivu, Parvati and... Vishnu?
This temple had marvellously a high quality of sculptures. At the majority of other temples of island quality of external furnish the lowest.
Meeting-house.
Except churches, meeting-houses, temples on island a large quantity of small chapels. Both near to houses and on roads.
Is more largely. On the right — an unpretentious canopy, the blessing the climate allows. Garages on Mauritius are not present (well, about expensive country houses, but more often such canopies) very-very seldom come across.
And is it is less.
Grotto of the Mother of god of Great Power (french: Notre-Dame du Grand Pouvoir) — a niche in a slope with a figure of the Mother of god and candles. Is in territory of National park Black River Gorges without reaching metres 300 to Shamarel falls.
Prayer place in a grotto.
Grotto-church, a view from outside.
And the most interesting inside: except Christian symbolics (crosses on walls) on a stone also Judaic (!) — David's star.
More often the Hindu come across, of course:
Especially on difficult mountain turns. Likely, that gods helped travellers not to depart after the journey.
At each house of each Hindu costs a chapel. The sizes — depending on a prosperity, from tiny to here such.
Or such tiny.
Or such. And by all means there are red flags with a symbol of Hinduism.
On road from Lagaletta in Tamarin such remarkable church of sacred Fatimy (french.: Notre Dame de Fatima).
Has approached any Black woman, to pray.
During this moment no service existed, church empty. Pay attention that church actually opened.
Hindus love bright colours and temples, and cult constructions on territories of temples, and fences around — all joyful colouring.
It, most likely, still in combination and an apartment house.
Temple gate.
Glory to Mercedes!
Entrance on temple territory. Lions on collars and fences meet on all island very often. On quality as a rule shameful, but nice.
Suddenly — a moped. On a background the attendant of a temple. Having seen me with the camera it has waved with a hand, inviting in a temple. Miss such possibility I could not.
Yes, an inscription on collars: «Sai Baba Mandir» Google Translate has translated me «Sai Woman Mandir». Thanks, Google!
On walls hang both images of gods, and known priests.
It, probably, Shiva with, a sword (a wisdom symbol), a bowl from a skull and a trident (symbolises three stages of evolution of the world — creation, maintenance and destruction).
At the left in a corner the cassette (!) tape recorder.
Near a Hindu meeting-house was the Christian (!) chapel adjoins. Here so together in one territory.
In a chapel.
Literally in 50-70 metres one more temple, apparently completed.
Wonderful colouring!
the Islamic mosque and madrasah.
To island Mohammed's birthday of a mosque have been decked by flags (I was in the beginning of January).
One more Hindu temple.
And one more
Sculptures over collars. Probably to Shivu, Parvati and... Vishnu?
This temple had marvellously a high quality of sculptures. At the majority of other temples of island quality of external furnish the lowest.
Meeting-house.
Except churches, meeting-houses, temples on island a large quantity of small chapels. Both near to houses and on roads.
Is more largely. On the right — an unpretentious canopy, the blessing the climate allows. Garages on Mauritius are not present (well, about expensive country houses, but more often such canopies) very-very seldom come across.
And is it is less.
Grotto of the Mother of god of Great Power (french: Notre-Dame du Grand Pouvoir) — a niche in a slope with a figure of the Mother of god and candles. Is in territory of National park Black River Gorges without reaching metres 300 to Shamarel falls.
Prayer place in a grotto.
Grotto-church, a view from outside.
And the most interesting inside: except Christian symbolics (crosses on walls) on a stone also Judaic (!) — David's star.
More often the Hindu come across, of course:
Especially on difficult mountain turns. Likely, that gods helped travellers not to depart after the journey.
At each house of each Hindu costs a chapel. The sizes — depending on a prosperity, from tiny to here such.
Or such tiny.
Or such. And by all means there are red flags with a symbol of Hinduism.
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