Ganesh Festival Celebrations in Paris

Sri Manika Vinayakar Alayam temple celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi every year in Paris.

People parade to celebrate the?Ganesh Chaturthi, on August 31, 2014, in Paris. There is a ganesh temple,?Sri Manika Vinayakar Alayam situated in Paris which celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi every year.?AFP PHOTO / PIERRE ANDRIEU

People throw coconuts during a parade to celebrate the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesh?in Paris. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE ANDRIEU

Hindu devotees smash coconuts on the pavement as they take part in a procession ceremony to honor Hindu god Ganesha in Paris, France. EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT

Devotees?parade to celebrate the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesh?in Paris.?AFP PHOTO / PIERRE ANDRIEU

Devotees parade to celebrate the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesh?in Paris.?AFP PHOTO / PIERRE ANDRIEU

An artifact paraded during the Ganesh procession in Paris, France.?AFP PHOTO / PIERRE ANDRIEU

A Hindu devotee smashes a coconut as he takes part in a procession ceremony to honor Hindu god Ganesha in Paris, France.?EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT

A Hindu devotee dances as he takes part in a procession ceremony to honor Hindu god Ganesha in Paris, France.?EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT

Hindu musician takes part in a procession ceremony to honor Hindu god Ganesha in Paris, France.?EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT

People parade to celebrate the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesh?in Paris. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE ANDRIEU