Mangal Mahadev
Mangal Mahadev is a 33 m tall sculpture of the Hindu god Shiva standing with his Trishula at the entrance of Ganga Talao, a crater lake situated in the district of Savanne district, Mauritius.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: Shiva statue in Mauritius
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Cocotte.
Mount Cocotte
Peak
Montagne Cocotte is a 771-metre-tall mountain peak in Mauritius. It is located in the far south of the island nation, in the Savanne District and in the Black River Gorges National Park. On the mountain slopes can be seen high altitude rainforest. Mount Cocotte is situated 3½ km southwest of Mangal Mahadev.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand Bois and Chemin Grenier.
Grand Bois
Village
Grand Bois is a village located in the Savanne District of Mauritius. According to the 2015 census by Statistics Mauritius, the population was 7,982. As from 2025 the chairman of the village council is Mr Mouhinuddin Rujee… Grand Bois is situated 6 km east of Mangal Mahadev.
Chemin Grenier
Town
Chemin-Grenier is a village in Mauritius located in Savanne District. The village is administered by the Chemin-Grenier Village Council under the aegis of the Savanne District Council. Chemin Grenier is situated 9 km south of Mangal Mahadev.
Mangal Mahadev
- Categories: monument, colossal statue, and tourism
- Location: Mauritius, East African Islands, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-20.41632° or 20° 24′ 59″ southLongitude
57.49245° or 57° 29′ 33″ eastHeight
33 metres (108 feet)Open location code
5HFVHFMR+FXOpenStreetMap ID
way 133131966OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q19899414
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Tatar—“Mangal Mahadev” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “মঙ্গল মহাদেব”
- Crimean Tatar: “Mangal Mahadev”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تمثال مانجال ماهاديف”
- French: “Mangal Mahadev”
- Tamil: “மங்கள மகாதேவர்”
- Tamil: “மங்கள் மகாதேவ்”
- Tatar: “Мангал Махадэв”
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Highlights include Grand Bassin and Hanuman Temple.
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