About twenty devotees from Paris have a lively two-hour harinama at the foot of the famed Eiffel Tower on Saturday nights.

One young lady and her fiancée watched us for a few minutes. The lady was captivated by the kirtana. Janananda Swami encouraged the couple to dance with us, which they did for ten minutes or so. The lady was smiling with great happiness the whole time. When they left, waving good-bye, I lamented I had no invitations to give them. Fortunately, they came back, and I gave the lady my final Krishna.com business card with the mantra and web site on it. She said she was from Uruguay in South America but had seen the Hare Krishnas in Thailand. I invited her to look up our temples in Uruguay on Krishna.com when she returns home.

One boy was selling miniature Eiffel Towers which dangled from a ring, and he humorously shook the ring like a tambourine in perfect time with the karatala beat. One young black man also selling Eiffel souvenirs moved his whole body in time with the music.

The most humorous thing was how one man who was painted silver and held poses for money interacted with the harinama party, imitating their characteristic dance pose. This induced bystanders to join in as you can see in the picture. Thus more people participated in exchanging with the devotees than otherwise would. It was very funny. Between Janananda Swami and the silver man in the pictures, is Nitai Gaurasundara Prabhu, who deserves special mention for his years of selfless service as Paris Temple President.

If you are ever in Paris don't miss the Eiffel Tower harinama. It is a lot of fun, as you can see.
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It starts at 17:00 hrs from Place de Trocadéro, where devotees chant for 20 minutes and later walk towards Eiffel Tower. To confirm if there is harinama on the day you are coming, call Gadadhara Priya on 0633162356 or email him at .