Today is Ganesha Fair in Paris' little India !

The Paris' Little India district comes alive for this colourful procession,
leaving from the Sri Manicka Vinayakar Alayam Temple.
Crowds line the streets of the 18th arrondissement to watch this free
parade.
Traditionally, coconuts are cracked open as the flower and fruit decked
cart of the god Ganesha [गणेश] is carried through the throng.
Before the procession, a religious ceremony is held at the temple.
[WhatsOnWhen]

- Visit their website for further details of this classic slice of Bollywood in the heart of Paris.

17, rue Pajol / 72, rue Philippe de Girard - Paris 18
M° : Marx Dormoy/ La Chapelle/Gare du Nord
Founded in February 4/1985
Temple Opening Hours : 9:30am/8:30pm
Daily 3 Pujas 10am, 12pm, and 7pm
Abhishekam : on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.


The Parade Itinerary :
- 11/11:30 - 17, rue Pajol
- 11:30/11:50 - rue Perdonnet
- 11:50/12:15 - rue Fbg St-Denis
- 12:15/12:45 - rue Marx Dormoy
- 12:45/13:30 - rue Ordener
- 13:30/14:00 - bld Barbès
- 14:00/14:30 - rue Labat
- 14:30 - rue Marcadet
- 14:45 - back through rue Ordener
- 15h from rue Ph. de Girard to the Temple.

Enjoy it !

Thoma featuring Mr Chat - A great video.

Urban artist Thoma Vuille performed
today - with the help of Mr Chat himself,
all around the 'Goutte d'Or',
in Paris' 18th district :



(click to go to the video).


- rue Cavé (Echomusée) - rue Saint-Luc (the tailors') - rue Léon (the
grocery) - the Bois Dormoy, in cité de la Chapelle - Ourcq bus stop.

Yellow C@ts are Welcome on PaPoGris !

*** Checked & approved by G@ttoGiallo on Sep.2/2010.

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Hands full of sand...

... of sardinian sand.

One video and a few pictures, taken 5 days ago in the morning at the mouth of the river
Flumendosa, closed at this time of the year for reasons related to farmed fish, particularly
grey mullets (muggine-i), whose roe pouch is very appreciated as a delicacy under the
(italian) name of 'bottarga'.

[G@ttoGiallo]

Italian river Flumendosa, rises in the Gennargentu Mountains in southeastern Sardinia, Italy, and flows
127 km (79 miles) west and southeast, entering the Tyrrhenian Sea near Muravera and Villaputzu.
The Ente Autonomo del Flumendosa, a dam and irrigation project, was established in 1946 to develop
the resources of the Flumendosa River basin. [Britannica.com].






Far away, the marina of Porto Corallo.
(Click to see some other beautiful places).
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If you're curious enough and want to know about the river's basin geomorphology, well,
help yourself HERE.

Back in Paris and the first new is...

... expulsion of Roma from France :
Sarkozy is currently falling in popularity.
"130 Roma have been flown back to Romania. It is expected that a further 850
more people will be expelled from France. Many in France are still very sensitive
to the stigmatization of the Jewish population during WW2 and subsequent
brutalization of ethnic groups".
(AllVoices/BMcPherson)

"French priest Père Arthur Hervet, a Roma defender, has
returned his Medal of Merit, saying he was going to "pray" for
a "heart attack" to strike Nicolas Sarkozy and stop the "war"
against the Roma community, before regretting those words".
(Libé/AFP)

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Nick Walks on Le Mur on August 20...

Le M.U.R. # 78
Nick Walker
Aug. 20/2010



[mattwicks]
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Bye bye rainy Paris - Granny, I'm coming !

The White Cafe, in Villasimius and...
a first 'happy hour' in Sardinia...

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D-5 for visiting Granny's with G@tto !

Sardinia - Old Property seeks an Investor
[go to Granny's blog]




[From personal archives, 2 pics dated 1965 & 1 taken in 1976].
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By the way, PaPoGris just reached the 35,000 visits,
thanks to you all !


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Le Mur according to the season...

Le M.U.R. - #77 - PaellaChimicos - July 31st.

PaellaChimicos or, since 2000, Paella?, (real name Michael Palacios),
born in 1962, is a French artist. He takes his pseudonym (an anagram
of his name) in 1985, when he joined the collective of artists Les Frigos.
His work in the mainstream of Figuration, comes first in the form of multiple tracts
and, most importantly, screen printed and pasted posters in the streets. [Wiki].

[Next> Nick Walker on August 19].
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For My Shibari-addicts...

"Bondage" (発禁本「美人乱舞」より責める !) a 1977, 83' Noboru Tanaka's film,
on arte tonight.

"In the intimacy of the artist - adept of bondage (shibari> 縛り) - and of his models.
Freely based on the life of painter-photographer Seiu Ito."

His models: his two wives and a
prostitute whose resemblance to
his first wife dragged him into one
Sade-style spiral.










If the story takes all points of view, the photographer's and model's behaviour and
feelings prevail in such an extent that the stressful practice of bondage appears as
naturally admitted.



"I think Nikkatsu's position in the industry is unique. It's a large company,
but we worked on one single concept, sex, for 18 years, and made a very
large number of films. Having sex is an activity where we clearly show our
true natures. Examining the relationships between men and women is one
of the best ways to show the essence of human beings. So we thought that
by working with the theme of sex, we could explore ourselves more deeply
and express the very core of the world."
[Noboru Tanaka - 1937-2006]
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[All PaPoGris posts tagged "SHIBARI"].

Music Time in Sept/2010, Nneka and Keziah !

A great way to start a new day.


[medbala]
"Long distance love", Keziah Jones feat Nneka.
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Le Mur on July 15th with 52 Lamb's posters...

Le M.U.R. #76 - LAMB - July 15/2010.

Sorry,
no info about this specific Lamb,
among the flocks of the Web...
< just this.
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*** Found later on Fb :
Roswitha recording Lamb's work, on the Place Verte...

[Photo Thomas Louis Jacques Schmitt].
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2010-Bastille Day... Défilé sous la pluie !

[AP]
Alphajets from the French Acrobatic Patrol fly above the Louvre pyramid...


[Reuters]
A Benin female army regiment marches on the Champs Elysées...


[AFP/Getty]
Nicolas Sarkozy adjusts his pants [hi hi !], surrounded by Cameroon's Président
Paul Biya, Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore and Prime Minister François
Fillon.
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* [See here the full Telegraph's photo gallery and here for news articles & blog posts on Bastille Day].
* The Bastille Day on Wikipedia.