Women carrying coconuts on their heads in the parade celebrating the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi, marking the birth of the Hindu god Ganesha, on the streets of the La Chapelle area of the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France, on Sunday 1st September 2019. Coconuts are broken open to symbolise giving your heart to Ganesha (the shell is the world, the flesh is karma and the water is human ego). The annual religious festivities and parade take place near the Ganesha Temple of Paris, or Sri Manicka Vinayakar Alayam Temple, the largest Hindu temple in France. Ganesha is the elephant-headed Hindu God of Beginnings, son of Shiva and Parvati, who represents love and knowledge. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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