page_title: Hinduism in Mauritius
hierarchical_section_title: Hinduism in Mauritius
caption_attribution_description: English: The 108 feet statue of Lord Shiva at Mauritius, Ganga Talao lake.
context_page_description: Hinduism in Mauritius began when Indians were brought as indentured labor to colonial French and later in much larger numbers to British plantations in Mauritius and neighboring islands of the Indian Ocean. The migrants came primarily from what are now the Indian states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
  Hinduism is the largest religion in Mauritius, with Hindus representing approximately 48.5% of the population in 2011, according to The World Factbook. This makes the Mauritius islands in the Indian Ocean as the country having highest percentage of Hindus in Africa and third highest percentage of Hindus in the world after Nepal and India.
context_section_description: Hinduism in Mauritius began when Indians were brought as indentured labor to colonial French and later in much larger numbers to British plantations in Mauritius and neighboring islands of the Indian Ocean. The migrants came primarily from what are now the Indian states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
  Hinduism is the largest religion in Mauritius, with Hindus representing approximately 48.5% of the population in 2011, according to The World Factbook. This makes the Mauritius islands in the Indian Ocean as the country having highest percentage of Hindus in Africa and third highest percentage of Hindus in the world after Nepal and India.
caption: Mangal Mahadev, a 33-metre statue of Shiva in Grand Bassin at Ganga Talao lake
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