MAURITIUS, September 1, 2003: A brand new Murugan temple has been constructed in the village of Belle-Vue-Maurel on the East coast of Mauritius. The consecration took place on August 31st. The architecture and construction of the building was done by workers from India. A sum of US$172,000 was invested in the construction of the temple, known as the Belle-Vue-Maurel Bala Soupramaniar Kovil. The money was donated by the inhabitants of the surrounding area and by collections around the island. The temple site has been occupied by three successive structures all of which were destroyed by cyclones. The original shrine was established in 1884 on land donated by the Belle-Vue-Maurel sugar estate.
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