Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Mauritius on a two-day state visit on Tuesday, met Mauritius President Dharambeer Gokhool and First Lady Vrinda Gokhool in Port Louis.

He gifted holy water from the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, superfood makhana from Bihar, and a Lord Ganesha idol, and also presented Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards to the couple. The First Lady ...

are offered to him as gifts. As the festival ends, the Ganesha idols are carried to local bodies of water in a parade where they are then immersed in water. It is believed to allow Ganesha to ...