tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post2946810306797011118..comments2024-03-28T08:05:56.050+01:00Comments on Minor Sights: India: Ganesh Chaturthi on Bombay's Juhu BeachMinorSightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07549200479025705883noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-33044525047019633232014-08-28T09:07:25.781+02:002014-08-28T09:07:25.781+02:00Thanks for the comment! Yes, there is a celebratio...Thanks for the comment! Yes, there is a celebration in Paris (this Sunday!) http://www.templeganesh.fr/fetegan.htm<br /><br />I have some pictures of a previous year but haven't got round to posting them yet...MinorSightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07549200479025705883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-35183022434602900812014-08-27T11:44:54.045+02:002014-08-27T11:44:54.045+02:00I haven't been but there is a large Indian com...I haven't been but there is a large Indian community in Souther California so there will be several celebrations in the area...although Diwali is the big festival....<br />I remember Kerouac's photo essays on the celebration in Paris on Any Port...I think one can travel the world (in one's mind) through expat celebrations outside the country of its origin...<br />At a local museum there is a large (3') granite statue of Ganesh, quite old...and the stomach, which devotees rub when asking for favors from the god, has been worn smooth and polished with the oils from who knows how many hands. A friend stood gazing at it, and swore it winked at him. He had been looking for a job for weeks...he went on an interview the next day and got a job. When I go to the museum I always stop by to bring greetings and thanks from the friend...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com