Crowds making offerings of flowers and fruit in the Grand Bassin lake during the Maha Shivaratree festival in honour of the Hindu god Siva.

Crowds prepare offerings beside the Grand Bassin lake during the Maha Shivaratree festival in honour of the Hindu god Siva.

Crowds prepare offerings beside the Grand Bassin lake during the Maha Shivaratree festival in honour of the Hindu god Siva.

Crowds with offerings of incense fruit and flowers at the Grand Bassin lake during the Maha Shivaratree festival in honour of the Hindu god Siva.

Blue painted crosses for those who died at sea in graveyard near Port Louis.

Red and white chapel with garden in front

Starfish shell on deserted beach with fishing boats at anchor

Fishing boat on beach with Ile Morne behind

Women in red costume dancing on the beach at night. Sega is the national dance and music form of Mauritius.

Seventy year old traditional birth attendant with thirty five year old woman during her fourth pregnancy.

Seventy year old traditional birth attendant listening to foetal heart.

Sandy Beach with moored Boats and an Island in the distance with blue sky and whispy clouds above