Gouranga :-)

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Fri 20 Mar, 2009 10:50 pm

chameleon wrote: Brandy wrote: chameleon wrote: Barwicker wrote: Only a minor niggle.......where has an H. Funny, that's one of my blind spots too, whan ever I write were of where, I have to say them tomyself to make sure I've got the right one! yas i new whit your mean Chameleeleoloen Brandy, have you seen that new thing on google maps yet - is it called sneak view or something ROFL

Post by **chameleon** » Fri 20 Mar, 2009 10:52 pm

Brandy wrote: chameleon wrote: Brandy wrote: chameleon wrote: Barwicker wrote: Only a minor niggle.......where has an H. Funny, that's one of my blind spots too, whan ever I write were of where, I have to say them tomyself to make sure I've got the right one! yas i new whit your mean Chameleeleoloen Brandy, have you seen that new thing on google maps yet - is it called sneak view or something ROFL Naah, thats from seaview.com surely.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Fri 20 Mar, 2009 11:19 pm

Your the man Brandy lol

Post by **chameleon** » Sat 21 Mar, 2009 8:37 am

That wall - Chapel Allerton maybe?

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Sat 21 Mar, 2009 8:59 am

chameleon wrote: That wall - Chapel Allerton maybe? No mate,I see were your coming from though.They do have that kind of stonework up that way i agree.I'm surprised the coat of arms isn't more recogniseable.It's certalinly stands out as different.I'm quite guilty of walking past it a thousand times without taking a good look at it myself.I never noticed all the detail before.I like the suns on it.

simon2710 · Post by **simon2710** » Thu 28 May, 2009 6:29 pm

I was told, by obviously someone who didn't know too much about "gouranga", that they were bicycle parts! hah

simon2710 · Post by **simon2710** » Tue 07 Jul, 2009 9:48 pm

Just to let everyone know, I saw a Couranga man down Briggate earlier this week. He was dressed in Orange and was wearing a sash sort of thing that said Gouranga/Couranga down it. Anybody else see him?No he wasn't a figment of my imagination, as the Bradford Monk is to everyone's!

Catweazle · Post by **Catweazle** » Wed 08 Jul, 2009 7:58 am

Its a Hare Krishna (not Buddhist) word meaning "be happy" - you still see a few around motorway bridges etc but the grafitti seems to have peaked mid-late 90s.PS As someone who spent nearly 20 years on (and off) the rave scene (up here and in London from 1988 onwards) I've never heard it connected to that scene in the remotest way...

Mork of Ork · Post by **Mork of Ork** » Wed 08 Jul, 2009 11:48 am

In the original Grand Theft Auto there was sometimes groups of Hare Krishnas about and if you ran over them all at once it said GOURANGA! in huge letters across the screen.

jesusofsuburbia · Post by **jesusofsuburbia** » Tue 24 Mar, 2015 3:55 am

Recently this has been popping up all around Leeds. I walked down the canal from the city centre towards wakefield, that route was full of Hare Krishna graffiti - and its beautiful.

(credit to phil for above image - dib lane)

Found this at Mount St. Mary's skate park - have some not-so-nice childhood memories here. Good to see a positive vibe for once.

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