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CELEBRATING GANESH IN PARIS

August 29, 2022  •  8 Comments

I love the Ganesh Festival in Paris, especially those moments early on in the day as devotees make their final preparations. This festival both soothes my wanderlust and makes me even more grateful that I live in this ever-surprising "world city".
Saris decorate ParisGanesh Festival 2022. The decorations are up and in just over an hour the 2022 Ganesh festival will get under way.

Waiting for the Ganesh Festival to startGanesh Festival 2022, Paris 28/08

Ready to go ...Ganesh Festival 2022, Paris 28/08

Sous le soleilYoung boy with flower offering for Ganesh

Young boy ready to carry the kavadiGanesh Festival 2022, 28/8 Boy having his kavadi fitted( wooden burden decorated with peacock feathers).

Child play before theGanesh festival gets under wayGanesh Festival, Sunday 28 August, 2022

Young devotees carrying kavadisGanesh Festival, Sunday 28 August, 2022 Young boys carry kavadis, wooden burden decorated with peacock feathers.

Kavadi bearer, Fête de Ganesh, ParisGanesh Festival, Sunday 28 August, Devotee carries a kavadi, wooden burden decorated with peacock feathers.

The Ganesh festival gets under wayGanesh Festival, Sunday 28 August, 2022

Musicians at Paris's annual Ganesh FestivalGanesh Festival, Sunday 28 August, 2022

 

Barefoot devoteesGanesh Festival, Sunday 28 August, 2022

Young woman carries earthen pot with fire on her headGanesh Festival, Sunday 28 August, 2022

Coconut smashing at Ganesh FestivalGanesh Festival, Sunday 28 August, 2022 Coconut smashing at today’s Ganesh Festival in Paris. In Hinduism, the coconut is the fruit of the gods. The breaking of coconuts symbolises breaking your ego and thus humbling yourself before the gods.. Cocunt smashing during Ganesh FestivalGanesh Festival, Sunday 28 August, 2022 Coconut smashing at today’s Ganesh Festival in Paris. In Hinduism, the coconut is the fruit of the gods. The breaking of coconuts symbolises breaking your ego and thus humbling yourself before the gods..


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Garratt(non-registered)
Hi Brenda
Thanks for showing all those beautiful colors, people and activities - it looks like very busy time. I'm sorry I couldn't hear the music, it must have added a wonderful dimension to this celebration.
Panagiotis(non-registered)
Such a wonderful and alive world through Brenda's lens...
Congradulations !
Panagiotis
Karina Zabihi(non-registered)
Quelle ambience cherie! Magnifique...
Marielle R(non-registered)
Thank you for sharing dear Brenda. A Kavadi in Paris is just transforming Paris as if we were magically instantaneously transported in South India. What a bliss!
Véronique Nether(non-registered)
Quelle force! Quelle générosité ! Quelle immersion! Je te retrouve chère Brenda. Biz
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